I finally understand my teachers in grad school were too relaxed talking about experiences. This is what I wanted to be seeing in grad school. Thank you for your time!
Statistics can be a huge stumbling block for may students, but this video is a good refresher on the topic. I often mix up interval and ratio measurements, and explanations of things like this in this video have helped jog my memory of what I need to use in appraisal.
This was a good refresher on the basic statistical principles learned in research class. It was most helpful for me to go over the bell curve and the skewed distributions which I still struggle with, despite how long I've studied the concepts! I wish I'd watched this during research class because Dr. Grande did a much better job than the book explaining the mean, median, and mode placement in skewed distributions.
Great refresher and it was very helpful to have the slides on blackboard to follow along and take notes along the way. The examples given for the different levels of measurement are simple and easy to remember. It was a good reminder that interval scale is the only level with a true zero.
This video helped me better understand the difference between normal and standard distribution and that the mode is the highest point in a skewed distribution.
Good review of the statistics we learned in Research. What stuck out the most to me was something I got wrong on the Research final! In a skew distribution, the MODE is at the highest point, then the median, and finally the mean closest to the tail. Also, the tail that points to the left indicates a negative skew; a tail pointing to the right is a positive skew.
I think I finally have a general understanding (I hope) of levels of measurement, and measures of central tendency. I'm still struggling with measures of variability and score distributions. It's good to know that this video is here so I can refer back to it. Hopefully this semester, in appraisal, I can start to understand these concepts better.
This class served as a really good review of all the basic things that we learned through research and helped to clarify many of the basic fundamental in the skills we have learned.
This is a well detailed video and easy to understand and follow. I learned that when there is skewness the mode is at the center of the highest point rather than the mean...
On the heels of the beloved research class, I felt this video was a little long and redundant. However, I'm always grateful for a refresher. I found the part on variance measures helpful, since I tend to get variance and reliability (and everything in between) confused. Obviously, despite having the research class, I still have a lot to learn.
Great presentation. This video makes it a lot easier to understand all those concept. It really reinforced my understanding of those concepts. Reading the book and watching the video gives you a double advantage of understanding all those concepts. Very interesting.
I agree, this video is great at reinforcing concepts and can be great in helping when you are feeling a little fuzzy about stuff that hasn't been reviewed in a while.
+Regina Ames I definitely think this was a good refresher as well, it allows for more clarity when learning appraisal and the relationship between the two.
+Regina Ames I feel the same way. I'm really starting to grasp these concepts the more I hear them. This was a nice review that boiled down it down for me and was a great refresher.
This video gives a good overview of the basic concepts in statistics. The visuals were very helpful in understanding these concepts. Dr. Grande's use of real life examples reinforce the concepts as well. I got most of this in the reading, but this would be useful as a quick review.
This video was a perfect reminder of why I need refreshers! I know we learned this not too long ago but this was a great way to brush up since I feel like I've forgotten a lot of it with everything else I have learned since then. Some, such as the measures of central tendency, came back quicker than others, such as standard deviation and skewness (I still get the positive and negative skewness confused!)
Kendall, I agree with you about this video was a good refresher. The video make it easier for me to remember all that I learn about statistics. I still have some problems with standard deviation.
Thanks Dr. Grande for this video. Again, it feels familiar, since a lot of this material we covered in Dr. Ord's stats class, but it's helpful to hear it again, and presented in a different way.
great video! I found this to be a great refresher course on statistics II. i greatly appreciated how you tied in the statistical concepts to appraisal in counseling.
This was a great video for breaking down the different components of statistics. Some components are easy to remember (mode, median, mean), but I still need to see certain parts. For example, a mathematical application of the formulas to calculate standard deviation. Overall, a very helpful video.
I agree. I understand the basic terms in statistics however, the applications of formulas can be confusing. I find comfort that in a previous Dover class, Dr. G also stated he cant remember all of these things! Even he needs to look things up and have reminders! I think statistics is a topic that we all should have a general understanding of however, I am not sure how often they will/should be used in the working environment.
I get worried about seeing some of these terms again because I have a difficult time understanding them. However, this was a good re-introduction into this material. I feel that what I learned in research will help me better understand the material because a lot of the concepts are the same, but I still feel like I still have a lot to learn
Great summary of the basics of statistics and appraisal. It was a great review. Even though this is tabbed under appraisal, I hope the statistics students know this is available!
This is one of my weakest areas, anything that involves some form of numbers and calculation, and understanding the correlation, etc. Statistics is very difficult, but I understand why it is important in this field. Dr Grande in essence simplified the information in the text, but its still convoluted.
I agree with you A Od. This is not a strong point of mine either. I understand numbers and calculations, its the correlation and validity that leaves lost.
Statistics, as many other classmates have already stated, are truly my least favorite part of counseling. For some reason this just does not resonate with me, and it is hard for me to truly grasp this. It was a helpful video, but I still don't feel confident with where I stand in this area. Hopefully this will become easier over time.
This video was a helpful refresher from our statistics course as I anticipate using all of these statistical concepts in appraisal. I really appreciate the review of variability as well because I tend to confuse variance and standard deviation. Overall, very useful!
Really great review of what we learned in research class as well as adding some new information. I also really liked how Dr. Grande related everything tendency to the level of measurement each is used with. I found that very helpful.
Very helpful video to review all the important information used in research. This will definitely be a video that I come back to when I need a refresher. As always, examples are helpful when giving descriptions (such as with levels of measurement). Sometimes i confuse myself on certain terms and how they are calculated and graphically represented so i appreciate this video. I also appreciate tips on remembering things like skewness or kurtosis which can be hard to remember. (ex: platykurtic = think of plateau)... i remember it was helpful to remember it that way on the research test.
The description of the levels of measurement was really helpful. This is an area I have a basic understanding of, but I do get confused between the interval and ratio measurements. This video helped to differentiate the two. How Dr. G. explained the skewness was also really helpful. I always got the mean confused on where it was located on a positive or negatively skewed distribution. Dr. G gave some helpful tips on how to remember the platykurtic and leptokurtic skewed distributions. I wish I saw this video in research!!
This is a good review of certain basic research design principles. I especially enjoyed the notation parts - I am not particularly familiar with how the experiment, observation, random, etc. letters are used in design structures, and found that part of the discussion very useful.
This video was another great example of statistics. The visuals that were applied were quite helpful but more so was how Dr. Grande offered examples; the examples were another layer towards greater understanding for me.
This video was a good review of what we learned in statistics. The videos help explained and made it easier to understand Normal Distribution and measures of central tendency and measures of variability. Good video.
Great video! Statistics in counseling is definitely tricky but this was a great refresher from Research. The levels of measurement nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio all have specific properties as one moves through each.
Statistics is not a strong subject for me and is intimidating. The refresher was nice and brought back some information that I remember from research, the mean, median and mode and z and t scores, but despite all that I still have a lot to learn and I am not sure I will fully understand it.
Another refresher lesson here in this video. I dislike Dr. Grande for proving me wrong in high school math when I sat there thinking "I'll never use this" and stored the knowledge on the highest bookshelf with the other abandoned thoughts after the tests were done.
This is a good review of the statistics that we learned in research. It was helpful to have all of that information in one video and I will likely review it again.
It was some of the same things we learned in research, however it never hurts to go over this information. It is so relevant to assessments and instruments in appraisal.
I usually get confused differentiating the levels of measurement, specifically interval and ratio. However, I found this video to be helpful in explaining the properties and differences among them. I also found the explanations of normal distribution and standard deviation helpful, in addition to reading the textbook.
+Jacklin Skibicki I also found this video very helpful in explaining the differences in the levels of measurement. I get these concepts confused too since they are similar to one another.
Great overview of how statistics is related to collecting research, the breakdown on levels of measurement, central tendency, and measures of variability. One specific takeaway is that nominal levels describe qualitative differences, whereas ordinal levels describe quantitative differences and they can be put into rank order.
+Michelle Robinson I had the same thought, this was a good refresher. I always need to look at the distribution of scores over and over again, so it certainly helped.
This video helped me to understand skews and normal distributions much better than in research! I think it may just be hearing it again and having a better understanding after having the research class. I still get confused when it comes to variability and standard deviations.
+Rachel Foster I have a difficult time understanding some of these concepts as well, but I agree with you that learning this in research definitely helps understanding it now.
I am grateful for this refresher, especially in the level of measurements used in statistical analysis (since the type of measurement and level used is important to determining the type of statistical test to run in Excel or SPSS) and helped me get back into the mindset of statistics.
+Melissa Clendaniel Agreed, this was a great refresher to bring us back to statistical measurements. I did not feel overwhelmed by this material at all since I had seen it previously. The slides provided on blackboard are a great tool to aid with this presentation.
Yes, Angie. I was surprised with how much I remembered from research. Some concepts actually make sense now. (: Frustrated that I still don't understand all of these concepts.
I agree with you Angie. Thus video is very informative as it reinforces your understanding from reading the books. As always, great presentation bt Dr. G.
I appreciate that there is a lot of overlap between Statistics class and Research Methods. Since I am taking these classes concurrently, this is helping me pick up information in both classes a little easier.
I, too, am happy to review levels of measurement, central tendency, variance, and reliably. I like how Dr. G discussed levels of all these components in relationship to each other which helps it to make sense (discussing shared properties, etc.). I liked also how the quantitative/qualitative distinctions were made, which helps me to figure out what measures to use with which type of data set that I have as I encounter them.
This video was great in going over and reiterating the mean, median, mode, range, variance, & standard deviation. I appreciated the visuals in the slides of the normal distribution, negative skew, positive skew, and the kurtosis graphs. I think this video has been helpful in going over the info once again as other classmates have mentioned this was a helpful and useful refresher.
Now, this felt like research methods all over again! Very grateful for the refresher on standard deviation, deviance, variance, skewness, kurtosis, and the other measures of central tendency (mean, mode, median, etc). I really enjoyed the examples Dr. Grande used and the graphics were also helpful towards understanding all of these research terms.
I agree this felt like research methods all over, however it is both a nice refresher and preview of the type of themes and concepts that we will encounter in appraisal.
I have seen a lot of this content in Stats I, which I'm taking now. It's really useful for me to come across these concepts again so I can gain a better understanding of them. However, I didn't know that Likert scales are often treated as interval in order for parametric statistics to be applied to them.
I am currently taking statistics I and RM together and am seeing levels of measurement for the second time this semester. It really helps to understand these concepts when they are shown multiple times and delivered on different mediums in order to remember the terms more concretely. This presentation was both clear and informative.
I always have an issue with the bell curve and remembering where normal characteristics fall in the normal distribution. This was a nice refresher on the concepts and the statistics we will find/work with when moving forward in appraisal.
Great Video! A review of statistics in counseling. It was interesting that in the levels of measurement that each level contains everything within that level plus the level that precedes it. This video also reminded me that in a normal distribution the mean, median, and mode are equal
This video was a nice refresher of what I’ve learned in stats in undergrad! I enjoy the statistics in counseling but it can be confusing sometimes when you don’t work with this stuff often.
This video was a great review of statistical concepts, especially when reviewing the four levels of measurement. The visual charts were also helpful for my understanding.
Well, a lot of these terms came from research and I may be starting to remember some of them.This was a good overview of these terms and hopefully having them drilled in again and again will help me remember them better.
This video served as a reminder for me because I have already been introduced to basic statistics before. The information in the video was easy to understand. I enjoyed watching it.
This was a good review of the some of the concepts in statistics that we went over in our research class, which have carried over into assessment & appraisal.
Oh, Stats... my worse nightmare! I doubt I will ever understand this completely. I do like how Dr. Grande explained the level of scales of measurement. It's confusing when I read it, I learn a lot from lectures so this, indeed, helped me understand better the difference between nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio. Frequency distribution is a bit easier for me to understand, tho the positions of mean, median, and mode in the distribution are still confusing. The actual mean,median and mode, I get. Probably the easiest part for me. Range is easy, variance and standard deviation are brutal... phew.
I agree that there is so much to consider with stats!! this video does help to slow it down and explain it. its nice to have something clear to go back to when I need to refresh!
That's funny. I feel just the opposite on what's easier to understand. This is definitely one of those topics that i need to see it in action to fully understand the process.
Am Mu Yes! I think classes like this one need to be lectured. At least to a certain extent. I feel I would understand it way better than with just readings and videos. I feel like when I have a question (on this topic more so), I would benefit more from asking it right away and clarify that step before moving on to the next. I feel like writing down the question to ask in class loses it's power in my opinion. I hope Dr. Grande goes over the videos in class explaining some of these steps live to us...
Thank you for providing this video, it was great in briefly summarizing what I have learned in the past as well as reminding me of the importance that statistics holds in counseling appraisal. I am sure I will be referring back to this video when it comes to understanding the bell curve and skewed distributions as they can become a bit tricky.
+Candace Fernandez I also appreciated this video. I remember learning about it in research, but I understood it much better this time. I also like the visuals he used when explaining the skews and the bell curve.
Dr. Grande is a great teacher of statistics. I appreciate his explaining the basics in so called laymen terms. When initialing listening, I feel like I understand the concept of measurements. I then am disheartened when I realize I am a novice in the statistic world. This is an excellent video for describing various levels of measurement etc,but I feel I may have to revisit this video to refresh my memory.I wish I had him for my undergraduate statistics course!
Eva, though the video broke things down and was helpful, I too feel that I am a novice in the stat world, not feeling very comfortable at all in where I am with this. Will definitely be revisiting this video.
I struggle with stats. The videos are very informative but it is still a struggle for me to grasp some of the concepts. I do like the videos cause I can re-watch them over and over at my own pace.
Studying for NCE. Very helpful and easy to understand tough material.
I finally understand my teachers in grad school were too relaxed talking about experiences. This is what I wanted to be seeing in grad school. Thank you for your time!
Statistics can be a huge stumbling block for may students, but this video is a good refresher on the topic. I often mix up interval and ratio measurements, and explanations of things like this in this video have helped jog my memory of what I need to use in appraisal.
This was a good refresher on the basic statistical principles learned in research class. It was most helpful for me to go over the bell curve and the skewed distributions which I still struggle with, despite how long I've studied the concepts! I wish I'd watched this during research class because Dr. Grande did a much better job than the book explaining the mean, median, and mode placement in skewed distributions.
Great refresher and it was very helpful to have the slides on blackboard to follow along and take notes along the way. The examples given for the different levels of measurement are simple and easy to remember. It was a good reminder that interval scale is the only level with a true zero.
This video helped me better understand the difference between normal and standard distribution and that the mode is the highest point in a skewed distribution.
I really liked that this video served as a great refresher from research and how it provided some new information on how to apply this for appraisal.
Good review of the statistics we learned in Research. What stuck out the most to me was something I got wrong on the Research final! In a skew distribution, the MODE is at the highest point, then the median, and finally the mean closest to the tail. Also, the tail that points to the left indicates a negative skew; a tail pointing to the right is a positive skew.
I think I finally have a general understanding (I hope) of levels of measurement, and measures of central tendency. I'm still struggling with measures of variability and score distributions. It's good to know that this video is here so I can refer back to it. Hopefully this semester, in appraisal, I can start to understand these concepts better.
This class served as a really good review of all the basic things that we learned through research and helped to clarify many of the basic fundamental in the skills we have learned.
This is a well detailed video and easy to understand and follow. I learned that when there is skewness the mode is at the center of the highest point rather than the mean...
On the heels of the beloved research class, I felt this video was a little long and redundant. However, I'm always grateful for a refresher. I found the part on variance measures helpful, since I tend to get variance and reliability (and everything in between) confused. Obviously, despite having the research class, I still have a lot to learn.
Great presentation. This video makes it a lot easier to understand all those concept. It really reinforced my understanding of those concepts. Reading the book and watching the video gives you a double advantage of understanding all those concepts. Very interesting.
I agree, this video is great at reinforcing concepts and can be great in helping when you are feeling a little fuzzy about stuff that hasn't been reviewed in a while.
This is a very intricate topic that has taken me some time to wrap my head around, but this video helps to get the information clear.
This video was very helpful and a great refresher course of the statistical measures.
Very good refresher of basic statics which I needed. The more I hear it the clearer it becomes.
+Regina Ames I definitely think this was a good refresher as well, it allows for more clarity when learning appraisal and the relationship between the two.
+Regina Ames I feel the same way. I'm really starting to grasp these concepts the more I hear them. This was a nice review that boiled down it down for me and was a great refresher.
+Regina Ames I completely agree that this was a great refresher!
This video gives a good overview of the basic concepts in statistics. The visuals were very helpful in understanding these concepts. Dr. Grande's use of real life examples reinforce the concepts as well. I got most of this in the reading, but this would be useful as a quick review.
I agree, the visuals are very helpful and definitely the best way that I remember most of this information. I also like the real life examples.
The visuals were beneficial but the examples that were applied really allowed me to have a greater level of understanding.
Well said Jessica! I couldn't agree more. I always find that visuals are much more helpful than reading the material in a textbook.
This video is easier to follow especially after taking the research class. It kind of brings everything together
Math has never been my strong suit, but this was a great refresher video and helped me to understand the normal curve better.
This video was a perfect reminder of why I need refreshers! I know we learned this not too long ago but this was a great way to brush up since I feel like I've forgotten a lot of it with everything else I have learned since then. Some, such as the measures of central tendency, came back quicker than others, such as standard deviation and skewness (I still get the positive and negative skewness confused!)
Kendall, I agree with you about this video was a good refresher. The video make it easier for me to remember all that I learn about statistics. I still have some problems with standard deviation.
Thanks Dr. Grande for this video. Again, it feels familiar, since a lot of this material we covered in Dr. Ord's stats class, but it's helpful to hear it again, and presented in a different way.
It was a good recap on a lot of topics covered in research. It was like a recap which is very helpful for me.
I agree, The information was a reminder and was very helpful.
great video! I found this to be a great refresher course on statistics II. i greatly appreciated how you tied in the statistical concepts to appraisal in counseling.
This was a great video for breaking down the different components of statistics. Some components are easy to remember (mode, median, mean), but I still need to see certain parts. For example, a mathematical application of the formulas to calculate standard deviation. Overall, a very helpful video.
I agree. I understand the basic terms in statistics however, the applications of formulas can be confusing. I find comfort that in a previous Dover class, Dr. G also stated he cant remember all of these things! Even he needs to look things up and have reminders! I think statistics is a topic that we all should have a general understanding of however, I am not sure how often they will/should be used in the working environment.
I get worried about seeing some of these terms again because I have a difficult time understanding them. However, this was a good re-introduction into this material. I feel that what I learned in research will help me better understand the material because a lot of the concepts are the same, but I still feel like I still have a lot to learn
+Renee Mendez Agreed. I think I understand the levels of measurement, but much past that I get lost.
I'm with you. I'm not sure that I'll ever get all of them (and I'm kind of ok with that lol)
Great summary of the basics of statistics and appraisal. It was a great review. Even though this is tabbed under appraisal, I hope the statistics students know this is available!
Yes I agree a great review very detailed and easy to understand
I agree, this is kind of a one stop shop for the basics of statistics and very helpful ways to remember important concepts that you will use again.
I enjoy statistics and this was a great refresher.
This is one of my weakest areas, anything that involves some form of numbers and calculation, and understanding the correlation, etc. Statistics is very difficult, but I understand why it is important in this field. Dr Grande in essence simplified the information in the text, but its still convoluted.
I agree with you A Od. This is not a strong point of mine either. I understand numbers and calculations, its the correlation and validity that leaves lost.
I really needed this refresher. I enjoyed this video.
I watched this video again so as to back up the AATBS reading....thank you!
I take the NCE on Monday (2 days away). I have found your videos very helpful! Thank you. ❤
I PASSED THE NCE ON MY FIRST TRY YESTERDAY!💞💖💞
Statistics, as many other classmates have already stated, are truly my least favorite part of counseling. For some reason this just does not resonate with me, and it is hard for me to truly grasp this. It was a helpful video, but I still don't feel confident with where I stand in this area. Hopefully this will become easier over time.
Definitely coming back to this video to help further understand.
Good to review these terms. Thanks.
Has anyone really seen any detailed stats questions on the NCE?
This video was a helpful refresher from our statistics course as I anticipate using all of these statistical concepts in appraisal. I really appreciate the review of variability as well because I tend to confuse variance and standard deviation. Overall, very useful!
Really great review of what we learned in research class as well as adding some new information. I also really liked how Dr. Grande related everything tendency to the level of measurement each is used with. I found that very helpful.
+Mandy Moore agreed! great video and i found this helpful also!
I agree! It's always nice to have a refresher on these topics!
Very helpful video to review all the important information used in research. This will definitely be a video that I come back to when I need a refresher. As always, examples are helpful when giving descriptions (such as with levels of measurement). Sometimes i confuse myself on certain terms and how they are calculated and graphically represented so i appreciate this video. I also appreciate tips on remembering things like skewness or kurtosis which can be hard to remember. (ex: platykurtic = think of plateau)... i remember it was helpful to remember it that way on the research test.
The description of the levels of measurement was really helpful. This is an area I have a basic understanding of, but I do get confused between the interval and ratio measurements. This video helped to differentiate the two. How Dr. G. explained the skewness was also really helpful. I always got the mean confused on where it was located on a positive or negatively skewed distribution. Dr. G gave some helpful tips on how to remember the platykurtic and leptokurtic skewed distributions. I wish I saw this video in research!!
This is a good review of certain basic research design principles. I especially enjoyed the notation parts - I am not particularly familiar with how the experiment, observation, random, etc. letters are used in design structures, and found that part of the discussion very useful.
This video was another great example of statistics. The visuals that were applied were quite helpful but more so was how Dr. Grande offered examples; the examples were another layer towards greater understanding for me.
This video was a good review of what we learned in statistics. The videos help explained and made it easier to understand Normal Distribution and measures of central tendency and measures of variability. Good video.
Great video! Statistics in counseling is definitely tricky but this was a great refresher from Research. The levels of measurement nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio all have specific properties as one moves through each.
Statistics is not a strong subject for me and is intimidating. The refresher was nice and brought back some information that I remember from research, the mean, median and mode and z and t scores, but despite all that I still have a lot to learn and I am not sure I will fully understand it.
Another refresher lesson here in this video. I dislike Dr. Grande for proving me wrong in high school math when I sat there thinking "I'll never use this" and stored the knowledge on the highest bookshelf with the other abandoned thoughts after the tests were done.
This is a good review of the statistics that we learned in research. It was helpful to have all of that information in one video and I will likely review it again.
It was some of the same things we learned in research, however it never hurts to go over this information. It is so relevant to assessments and instruments in appraisal.
This video explained in detail the concepts. The images and examples made it easy to understand the terminology.
That was very helpful for me. Thank you.
I found this video to be a very helpful recap of statistics and how they are applied to appraisal.
Great review of statistics used in research.
Great refresher on statistics!
I usually get confused differentiating the levels of measurement, specifically interval and ratio. However, I found this video to be helpful in explaining the properties and differences among them. I also found the explanations of normal distribution and standard deviation helpful, in addition to reading the textbook.
+Jacklin Skibicki I also found this video very helpful in explaining the differences in the levels of measurement. I get these concepts confused too since they are similar to one another.
Great overview of how statistics is related to collecting research, the breakdown on levels of measurement, central tendency, and measures of variability. One specific takeaway is that nominal levels describe qualitative differences, whereas ordinal levels describe quantitative differences and they can be put into rank order.
This was a good refresher of levels of measurements and distribution of scores. I liked the graphs and it was easy to follow Dr Grande's explanation.
+Michelle Robinson I had the same thought, this was a good refresher. I always need to look at the distribution of scores over and over again, so it certainly helped.
This video helped me to understand skews and normal distributions much better than in research! I think it may just be hearing it again and having a better understanding after having the research class. I still get confused when it comes to variability and standard deviations.
+Rachel Foster I have a difficult time understanding some of these concepts as well, but I agree with you that learning this in research definitely helps understanding it now.
I am grateful for this refresher, especially in the level of measurements used in statistical analysis (since the type of measurement and level used is important to determining the type of statistical test to run in Excel or SPSS) and helped me get back into the mindset of statistics.
+Melissa Clendaniel Agreed, this was a great refresher to bring us back to statistical measurements. I did not feel overwhelmed by this material at all since I had seen it previously. The slides provided on blackboard are a great tool to aid with this presentation.
I thought the way Dr. Grande explained standard deviation was simple and understandable.
Is it wrong that I have to draw the Normal Distribution before I can remember the percentages between standard deviations?
Refreshers of statistical measures are very helpful. Thanks Dr. Grande.
Good refresher, I needed this.
Statistics has always been a topic that I needed assistance in, this is a great video to continually learn from and gather more insight on.
I also lack in my ability to learn statistics, and I appreciate the videos for extra help.
This video was very informative and was a good recap of a lot of the topics we covered in the research class.
Yes, Angie. I was surprised with how much I remembered from research. Some concepts actually make sense now. (:
Frustrated that I still don't understand all of these concepts.
I agree with you Angie. Thus video is very informative as it reinforces your understanding from reading the books. As always, great presentation bt Dr. G.
I appreciate that there is a lot of overlap between Statistics class and Research Methods. Since I am taking these classes concurrently, this is helping me pick up information in both classes a little easier.
I, too, am happy to review levels of measurement, central tendency, variance, and reliably. I like how Dr. G discussed levels of all these components in relationship to each other which helps it to make sense (discussing shared properties, etc.). I liked also how the quantitative/qualitative distinctions were made, which helps me to figure out what measures to use with which type of data set that I have as I encounter them.
This video was great in going over and reiterating the mean, median, mode, range, variance, & standard deviation. I appreciated the visuals in the slides of the normal distribution, negative skew, positive skew, and the kurtosis graphs. I think this video has been helpful in going over the info once again as other classmates have mentioned this was a helpful and useful refresher.
Now, this felt like research methods all over again! Very grateful for the refresher on standard deviation, deviance, variance, skewness, kurtosis, and the other measures of central tendency (mean, mode, median, etc). I really enjoyed the examples Dr. Grande used and the graphics were also helpful towards understanding all of these research terms.
I agree this felt like research methods all over, however it is both a nice refresher and preview of the type of themes and concepts that we will encounter in appraisal.
+Jessica Muzzin This did feel like research methods, again. I appreciate the refresher on all the terms and the examples & graphs are very helpful.
I have seen a lot of this content in Stats I, which I'm taking now. It's really useful for me to come across these concepts again so I can gain a better understanding of them. However, I didn't know that Likert scales are often treated as interval in order for parametric statistics to be applied to them.
I am currently taking statistics I and RM together and am seeing levels of measurement for the second time this semester. It really helps to understand these concepts when they are shown multiple times and delivered on different mediums in order to remember the terms more concretely. This presentation was both clear and informative.
I always have an issue with the bell curve and remembering where normal characteristics fall in the normal distribution. This was a nice refresher on the concepts and the statistics we will find/work with when moving forward in appraisal.
Great Video! A review of statistics in counseling. It was interesting that in the levels of measurement that each level contains everything within that level plus the level that precedes it. This video also reminded me that in a normal distribution the mean, median, and mode are equal
This video was a nice refresher of what I’ve learned in stats in undergrad! I enjoy the statistics in counseling but it can be confusing sometimes when you don’t work with this stuff often.
This video was a great review of statistical concepts, especially when reviewing the four levels of measurement. The visual charts were also helpful for my understanding.
Well, a lot of these terms came from research and I may be starting to remember some of them.This was a good overview of these terms and hopefully having them drilled in again and again will help me remember them better.
Great review of information that was learned in the research class. The information is also very helpful when taking the quizzes.
This was another helpful review from stats and research class. The breakdown of score distributions clarified some of my confusion.
This video served as a reminder for me because I have already been introduced to basic statistics before. The information in the video was easy to understand. I enjoyed watching it.
Good review of a number of statistical concepts. I look forward to seeing these in practical application in the course.
This was a good review of the some of the concepts in statistics that we went over in our research class, which have carried over into assessment & appraisal.
I generally prefer to stay away from math-related stuff, but the predictability and consistency of this is a nice change.
This video was a good refresher on the things we learned in research and also the opening chapters for the appraisal class.
Again, this is a good reminder. I especially appreciated the review on skewness and kurtosis.
Oh, Stats... my worse nightmare! I doubt I will ever understand this completely.
I do like how Dr. Grande explained the level of scales of measurement. It's confusing when I read it, I learn a lot from lectures so this, indeed, helped me understand better the difference between nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio.
Frequency distribution is a bit easier for me to understand, tho the positions of mean, median, and mode in the distribution are still confusing. The actual mean,median and mode, I get. Probably the easiest part for me.
Range is easy, variance and standard deviation are brutal... phew.
I agree that there is so much to consider with stats!! this video does help to slow it down and explain it. its nice to have something clear to go back to when I need to refresh!
That's funny. I feel just the opposite on what's easier to understand. This is definitely one of those topics that i need to see it in action to fully understand the process.
Am Mu Yes! I think classes like this one need to be lectured. At least to a certain extent. I feel I would understand it way better than with just readings and videos. I feel like when I have a question (on this topic more so), I would benefit more from asking it right away and clarify that step before moving on to the next. I feel like writing down the question to ask in class loses it's power in my opinion. I hope Dr. Grande goes over the videos in class explaining some of these steps live to us...
Thank you for providing this video, it was great in briefly summarizing what I have learned in the past as well as reminding me of the importance that statistics holds in counseling appraisal. I am sure I will be referring back to this video when it comes to understanding the bell curve and skewed distributions as they can become a bit tricky.
I also will be referring back to this. I thought the explanation of skewness and kurtosis where very easy to undertand. They can get very tricky!
+Candace Fernandez I also appreciated this video. I remember learning about it in research, but I understood it much better this time. I also like the visuals he used when explaining the skews and the bell curve.
+Candace Fernandez Agreed. This was definitely a good reminder and I think I'll be referring back to it frequently!
Dr. Grande is a great teacher of statistics. I appreciate his explaining the basics in so called laymen terms. When initialing listening, I feel like I understand the concept of measurements. I then am disheartened when I realize I am a novice in the statistic world. This is an excellent video for describing various levels of measurement etc,but I feel I may have to revisit this video to refresh my memory.I wish I had him for my undergraduate statistics course!
Eva, though the video broke things down and was helpful, I too feel that I am a novice in the stat world, not feeling very comfortable at all in where I am with this.
Will definitely be revisiting this video.
I struggle with stats. The videos are very informative but it is still a struggle for me to grasp some of the concepts. I do like the videos cause I can re-watch them over and over at my own pace.
I agree with everyone that this is a good tool to go back and review as we build on these concepts.
I agree this is a great review resource.
Good Refresher video.
I agree. This video was a great refresher and broke everything down easily.
I agree, this video showed how quickly and easy it can be to perform this calculation.
Thank you soooooo much!!!!! This has been incredibly helpful! This video is gold!
You're welcome!