Week 4: Using computational tools to determine whether what is seen in the data can be assumed to apply more broadly

Main reference

Wickham et al. (2010) Graphical inference for Infovis

What you will learn this week

  • revision of statistical inference
  • using re-sampling methods to calibrate reading patterns
  • generating lineups of plots
  • how to specify the null hypothesis
  • calculating p-value and power

Lecture slides

Worksheet

Tutorial instructions

Assignments

  • Exercises 1 is due on Monday 18 August.
  • Quiz 3 is due on Thursday 21 August.
  • Quiz 4 is due on Thursday 28 August.