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Using pulse rates to determine the scariest of scary movies

Using data about antidepressant efficacy to illustrate Cohen's d, demonstrate why you need a control group, talk about interactions.

A recent research article that ACTUALLY USES ANALYSES WE TEACH IN INTRO STATS

Interpreting effect sizes: An Olympic-sized metaphor

Help your students understand effect sizes using voter behaviors

The Washington Post's "The coronavirus pandemic and loss of aircraft data are taking a toll on weather forecasting"

Pedagogy article recommendation: "Introducing the new statistics in the classroom."

A big metaphor for effect sizes, featuring malaria.

NYT's "What's going on in this graph?"

Teaching the "new statistics": A call for materials (and sharing said materials!)

Totilo's "Antonin Scalia's landmark defense of violent video games"

One article (Kramer, Guillory, & Hancock, 2014), three stats/research methodology lessons

Kristopher Magnusson's "Interpreting Cohen's d effect size"

Geoff Cumming's "The New Statistics: Estimation and Research Integrity"

Slate & Rojas-LeBouef's "Presenting and Communicating Your Statistical Findings: Model Writeups"

Research Wahlberg

Nature's "Policy: Twenty tips for interpreting scientific claims" by William J. Sutherland, David Spiegelhalter, & Mark Burgman

Changes in standards for data reporting in psychology journals

Stephen Colbert vs. Darryl Bem = effect size vs. statistical significance