Supplemental Materials by Chapter

Slide Shows are PowerPoint files offering additional explanation of key concepts in the book; Podcasts of those same Slide Shows are MP4 video files with accompanying narration by the author. Spreadsheet Templates are Excel files that provide basic instruction in the use of spreadsheets as well as prepopulated formulas that can be used to perform various calculations described in the book; Spreadsheet Podcast Demonstrations are MP4 video files of those spreadsheets with accompanying narration by the author. Appendix files provide supplemental textual material in PDF format.

Topic Podcast Slide
Show
Spreadsheet
Template
Spreadsheet
Podcast
Demonstration
Text
Appendix
Chapter 1          
Presenting numbers as evidence—expository writing* PC1.1 SS1.1      
Chapter 2          
Choosing tools for presenting numbers—tables, charts, and prose* PC2.1 SS2.1      
Reporting one number* PC2.2 SS2.2      
Comparing two numbers or series of numbers* PC2.3 SS2.3      
Summarizing a pattern with many numbers—the “generalization, example, exception” technique* PC2.4 SS2.4      
Chapter 3          
Differentiating between substantive importance and statistical significance* PC3.1 SS3.1      
Chapter 4          
Getting to know your variables PC4_10.1 SS4_10.1     App4_10.1
Chapters 5 and 6          
Creating effective tables and charts* PC5_6.1 SS5_6.1      
Organizing data in tables and charts* PC5_6.2 SS5_6.2      
Chapter 9          
Interpreting multivariate OLS and logit coefficients PC9.1 SS9.1      
Choosing a reference category PC9.2 SS9.2      
Calculating the shape of a quadratic from regression coefficients PC9.3 SS9.3 ST9.1 SP9.1  
Wording for substantive interpretation of coefficients from logit and probit models         App9.1
Chapter 10          
Defining the “Goldilocks Problem” PC10.1 SS10.1      
Resolving the “Goldilocks Problem”—measurement and variables PC10.2 SS10.2      
Resolving the “Goldilocks Problem”—model specification PC10.3 SS10.3      
Resolving the “Goldilocks Problem”—presenting results PC10.4 SS10.4      
Standardized coefficients PC10.5 SS10.5     App10.2
Logarithmic specifications PC10.6 SS10.6     App10.2
Getting to know your variables PC4_10.1 SS4_10.1     App4_10.1
Chapter 11          
Testing statistical significance of differences between coefficients PC11_15.1 SS11_15.1      
Chapter 15          
Comparing overall goodness-of-fit across models PC15.2 SS15.2      
Testing whether a multivariate specification can be simplified PC15.3 SS15.3      
Chapter 16          
Introduction to interactions PC16.1 SS16.1      
Visualizing shapes of interaction patterns between two categorical independent variables PC16.2a SS16.2a      
Visualizing shapes of interactions involving continuous variables PC16.2b SS16.2b      
Creating variables and specifying models to test for interactions between two categorical independent variables PC16.3a SS16.3a      
Creating variables and specifying models to test for interactions involving continuous independent variables PC16.3b SS16.3b      
Calculating interaction patterns between two categorical independent variables—OLS PC16.4 SS16.4 ST16.1 SP16.1  
Calculating interaction patterns between two categorical independent variables—logit PC16.5 SS16.5 ST16.2 SP16.2  
Calculating interaction patterns with one categorical and one continuous independent variable—OLS PC16.6 SS16.6 ST16.3 SP16.3  
Calculating interaction effects with two continuous independent variables—OLS     ST16.4 SP16.4  
Creating charts to present interactions PC16.7 SS16.7      
Writing a prose description of interaction results PC16.8 SS16.8      
Specification errors for interaction models PC16.9 SS16.9      
Introduction to testing statistical significance of interactions PC16.10 SS16.10      
Approaches to testing statistical significance of interactions PC16.11 SS16.11      
Conducting post-hoc tests of compound coefficients using simple slopes for a categorical by categorical interaction PC16.12a SS16.12a      
Conducting post-hoc tests of compound coefficients using simple slopes for categorical by continuous interaction PC16.12b SS16.12b      
Using alternative reference categories to test statistical significance of an interaction PC16.13 SS16.13      
Overview: Categorical by categorical interactions—Part I: Concepts, definitions, and shapes PC16.16A
Part_I
SS16.16A
Part_I
     
Overview: Categorical by categorical interactions—Part II: Variables, specifications, and calculations PC16.16A
Part_II
SS16.16A
Part_II
     
Overview: Categorical by continuous interactions—Part I: Concepts, definitions, and shapes PC16.16B
Part_I
SS16.16B
Part_I
     
Overview: Categorical by continuous interactions—Part II: Variables, specifications, and calculations PC16.16B
Part_II
SS16.16B
Part_II
     
Chapter 17          
Data structure for a continuous-time event history analysis PC17.1 SS17.1      
Data structure for a discrete-time event history analysis PC17.2 SS17.2      
Chapter 19          
Planning a speech and creating effective slides PC19.1 SS19.1      
Speaker’s notes and delivering a speech PC19.2 SS19.2      
Presenting an exhibit “live” —the Vanna White technique* PC19.3 SS19.3      
Chapter 20          
Presenting statistical results to non-statistical audiences PC20.1 SS20.1      
Preparing and presenting research posters PC20.2 SS20.2      
Comparison of a paper, speech and poster on the same project PC20.3 SS20.3      
Appendix A          
Implementing “generalization, example, exception (GEE)” PCA.1 SSA.1      
Appendix D          
Spreadsheet basics     STD.1 SPD.1  
Absolute and relative addresses in Excel formulas     STD.1 SPD.2  

* Materials denoted with an asterisk define and illustrate many concepts and terms used in later lectures and identify common basic mistakes and recommended solutions that carry over to advanced topics and skills. It is best to review them before progressing to the more advanced ones.


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