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Back to SearchS2E21: Yes, Virginia... There ARE Latent Variables
Season 2 Episode 21
In this episode Patrick and Greg talk about latent variables: what they are, why we care, and under what circumstances we can analyze them directly. …
5 years, 6 months ago
S2E20: The Future of Teaching Quantitative Methods
Season 2 Episode 20
Greg and Patrick again subcontract out their own work by inviting a range of experts from different disciplines to share their perspectives on the fu…
5 years, 7 months ago
S2E19: Pulling Back The Curtain On Tenure
Season 2 Episode 19
In today’s episode, Patrick and Greg talk about the tenure process: what it is, why it exists, how they see it, and some thoughts that might be helpf…
5 years, 7 months ago
S2E18: Regression -- Like That Old High School Friend You've Outgrown
Season 2 Episode 18
In this episode Patrick and Greg compare and contrast multiple regression and the structural equation model and argue that although regression has br…
5 years, 7 months ago
S2E17: Embracing Your Non-Normality
Season 2 Episode 17
Greg and Patrick ring in the new year with a rambling discussion of univariate and multivariate normality: what it is, when and why we assume it, and…
5 years, 7 months ago
S2E16: Holiday Airing of Grievances
Season 2 Episode 16
In this very special episode, Greg and Patrick host the Quantitude Holiday Party at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC. In addition to the traditional …
5 years, 8 months ago
S2E15: Ethics in Quantitative Research
Season 2 Episode 15
In this episode Patrick and Greg explore the many faces of ethics in quantitative research, particularly as related to issues that arise in the day-t…
5 years, 8 months ago
S2E14: Control (Variable) Issues
Season 2 Episode 14
Greg and Patrick discuss issues of controlling for extraneous variables, by randomization and by design, but especially the challenges and assumption…
5 years, 9 months ago
S2E13: You Want ME To Do a Quant Review?!
Season 2 Episode 13
In this episode Patrick & Greg consider in what ways they have become their parents and then attempt to use that insight to better understand how one…
5 years, 9 months ago
S2E12: Post-Publication Review -- Patrick's Truly Horrible Idea
Season 2 Episode 12
Greg and Patrick discuss Patrick's potentially horrible idea for post-publication review, in which a journal is created for the sole purpose of revie…
5 years, 9 months ago