Stats nerd gift list

This isn't a post full of teaching resources. Instead, it is a post of gifts and treats for stats nerds. Who might also teach stats, this still falls under the purview of this blog. Bonus points because many of these suggestions put money into creators' pockets.

Statsy Etsy Shops

NausicaaDistribution Etsy shop

NausicaaDistribution is a great shop on Etsy. I own multiple products, including the ABC's of Statistics Poster shown below. It is beautiful and framed in my office.

The Chemist Tree Etsy shop

Another Etsy maker I like is TheChemistTree. I have a set of the coasters, and they've held up well.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheChemistTree?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=501955501&search_query=statistics

Chelsea Parlett Design Etsy Shop

Stats expert Chelsea shares her stats knowledge on Twitter and on Etsy, via her stickers.

Screen shot of Chelsea Parlett's Etsy website

https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChelseaParlettDesign

DataSwagCo is a newer shop with some funny, punny stats goods.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1226242721/what-a-cluster-funny-mug-data-scientist

Websites that will print funny things on anything.

Red Bubble

Red Bubble has some great statsy gifts. I am sharing the images as stickers but you can usually get them printed on shirts, etc. Because I'm easily influenced, I totally bought this sticker and put it on my own water bottle. Links are in the caption for each image.

https://www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/That-Wasn-t-Very-Data-Driven-of-You-by-scootgraphics/82490434.EJUG5

A sticker that reads, "One day, you'll need statistics in the real world and you'll think of me."

https://www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/One-Day-You-ll-Need-Statistics-In-The-Real-World-And-You-ll-Think-Of-Me-by-supernova23/13033352.EJUG5

https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/That-Wasn-t-Very-Data-Driven-of-You-by-scootgraphics/82490434.M4A2N

https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/I-m-silently-creating-a-spreadsheet-for-that-by-swika1/125299352.IJ6L0

Stores that have some funny stats stuff

Present & Correct

https://www.presentandcorrect.com/products/graph-axis-stamp

Always Fits...they sell lots of great stuff, some of which is statsy. Links are in the caption for each image.

https://alwaysfits.com/products/spreadsheet-shortcut-ceramic-coffee-mug

https://alwaysfits.com/products/you-re-a-freak-in-the-sheets-card

Dissent Pins sells many pro-women, pro-science, pro-democracy pins, and necklaces, including these throw-back statsy punch cards inspired by Ada Lovelace.

https://dissentpins.com/collections/women-in-science/products/ada-lovelace-punchcard-necklace

https://dissentpins.com/collections/women-in-science/products/ada-lovelace-punchcard-earrings

Cognitive-Surplus

A cute data candle...they also have a bunch of beautiful, brainy neuro stuff.

https://cognitive-surplus.com/products/a-prayer-for-useful-data-cocktail-candle

Creators creating (with their own shops)

Saturday Morning Breakfast Serial Prints

I also love Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal comics in general, but especially the statsy ones.

https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/the-data

Did you know you can get high-quality prints of individual comics? And they cost just $15!

Two Photons Art

I also love Two Photons Art. These aren't strictly stats gifts, but they are psych stats adjacent.

https://twophotonart.com/collections/enamel-pins-1/products/science-is-for-everyone-pennant-enamel-pin-pink

Studio A2H's Temperature Blanket Chart

I added this here because Studio A2H isn't geared towards stats nerds, overall. But they do include this cool kit you can use to create a data visualization of the temperature in your areas. Perfect gift for your craft statistician.

An image of yard and a yarn/temperature template from an Etsy shop.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1141761188/temperature-blanket-color-chart-reusable

Podcast Merch from The Maintenance Phase

The Maintenace Phase podcast is a treasure. The hosts are hilarious and they are all about debunking crap science. Because they love good science, a lot of their merch works for stats nerds. I have these two shirts, and they are soft and fit well. There are lots of options for cut/color for these shirts. You can also get the text printed up on stickers, masks, etc.

https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/17752271-methodology-queen?store_id=1196791

https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/23829863-citation-needed?store_id=1196791

Ways to use funny meme scales in your stats classes

Have you ever heard of the theory that there are multiple people worldwide thinking about the same novel thing at the same time? It is the multiple discovery hypothesis of invention . Like, multiple great minds around the world were working on calculus at the same time. Well, I think a bunch of super-duper psychology professors were all thinking about scale memes and pedagogy at the same time. Clearly, this is just as impressive as calculus. Who were some of these great minds? 1) Dr. Molly Metz maintains a curated list of hilarious "How you doing?" scales. 2) Dr. Esther Lindenström posted about using these scales as student check-ins. 3) I was working on a blog post about using such scales to teach the basics of variables. So, I decided to create a post about three ways to use these scales in your stats classes: 1) Teaching the basics of variables. 2) Nominal vs. ordinal scales. 3) Daily check-in with your students. 1. Teach your students the basics...

Using pulse rates to determine the scariest of scary movies

The Science of Scare project, conducted by MoneySuperMarket.com, recorded heart rates in participants watching fifty horror movies to determine the scariest of scary movies. Below is a screenshot of the original variables and data for 12 of the 50 movies provided by MoneySuperMarket.com: https://www.moneysupermarket.com/broadband/features/science-of-scare/ https://www.moneysupermarket.com/broadband/features/science-of-scare/ Here is my version of the data in Excel format . It includes the original data plus four additional columns (so you can run more analyses on the data): -Year of Release -Rotten Tomato rating -Does this movie have a sequel (yes or no)? -Is this movie a sequel (yes or no)? Here are some ways you could use this in class: 1. Correlation : Rotten Tomato rating does not correlate with the overall scare score ( r = 0.13, p = 0.36). 2. Within-subject research design : Baseline, average, and maximum heart rates are reported for each film. 3. ...

Andy Field's Statistics Hell

Andy Field is a psychologist, statistician, and author. He created a funny, Dante's Inferno-themed web site that contains everything you ever wanted to know about statistics. I know, I know, you're thinking, "Not another Dante's Inferno themed statistics web site!". But give this one a try. Property of Andy Field. I certainly can't take credit for this. Some highlights: 1) The aesthetic is priceless. For example, his intermediate statistics page begins with the introduction, "You will experience the bowel-evacuating effect of multiple regression, the bone-splintering power of ANOVA and the nose-hair pulling torment of factor analysis. Can you cope: I think not, mortal filth. Be warned, your brain will be placed in a jar of cerebral fluid and I will toy with it at my leisure." 2) It is all free. Including worksheets, data, etc. How amazing and generous. And, if you are feeling generous and feel the need to compensate him for the website, ...

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