Chapter 1 introduces linear models and statistical control. Among the topics that are relevant to your work includes the addition of “tidy data”. Below, several examples are provided wherein we further discuss each of these topics. Given this is an introductory chapter, we do not go into much depth here.
Linear models are just that: a model that describes linear relationships. Why, in all the complexity of the behavioral and social sciences, could linear models be useful?
Consider the following quote: “All models are wrong; some models are useful,” ( George E. P. Box ). How does this apply to our discussion about linear models?
What methods have you learned that are actually a linear model?
In the following situations, which would need statistical controls? If some are needed, provide an example of a variable that could be a control variable.
Consider the following situations and decide if each is currently in “tidy” form and why.
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## # A tibble: 5 x 5
## id x_1 y_1 x_2 y_2
## <chr> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl>
## 1 Subject 1 3.12 0.831 -1.24 0.131
## 2 Subject 2 0.119 0.140 -0.711 0.797
## 3 Subject 3 0.0986 0.124 -0.324 0.455
## 4 Subject 4 -0.543 0.699 -0.562 0.697
## 5 Subject 5 -0.643 0.237 0.256 0.571
## # A tibble: 4 x 3
## id x y
## <chr> <dbl> <dbl>
## 1 Subject 1 -0.218 0.585
## 2 Subject 1 -0.322 0.631
## 3 Subject 2 1.43 0.403
## 4 Subject 2 -1.35 0.775