WASP (Write a Scientific Paper) using Excel - 7: The t-distribution.

Abstract:

:The calculation of descriptive statistics after data collection provides researchers with an overview of the shape and nature of their datasets, along with basic descriptors, and may help identify true or incorrect outlier values. This exercise should always precede inferential statistics, when possible. This paper provides some pointers for doing so in Microsoft Excel, both statically and dynamically, with Excel's functions, including the calculation of standard deviation and variance and the relevance of the t-distribution.

journal_name

Early Hum Dev

journal_title

Early human development

authors

Grech V

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10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2018.02.015

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-03-01 00:00:00

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64-66

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0378-3782

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1872-6232

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S0378-3782(18)30136-1

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118

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