In the monthly webinar series, the NNLM National Center for Data Services (NCDS) provides training and resources to increase data science capacity among information professionals, in alignment with the NLM strategic plan.
Resource URL: https://nnlm.gov/training/class-catalog/national-center-data-services-webinar-series
Class description and objectives:
Join this session to learn about common pitfalls in statistics to look out for when reading scientific articles. Using a mix of lecture, discussion, and practice activities, participants will learn to identify misleading aspects of data visualizations, evidence of p-hacking, problems with pseudoreplication, and omissions in reporting of results
Course URL: https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class/greatest-crimes-statistics
Learning Objectives
Upon attendance, attendees will be able to
- Demonstrate data literacy to better read and interpret health sciences research articles.
- Identify common misleading tactics in reporting statistics in a health sciences context.
Agenda
Sessions will be either 60 or 90 minutes long.
- Welcome
- Introduction to NNLM and NCDS
- Lecture/Slides
- Demo
- Questions
MLA CE Credits: 1
Course Includes
- 2 Lessons
- Course Certificate