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Every Statistical Test Explained (Using People You’d Meet at a Party)
Statistics has a branding problem. The names sound less like useful psychological tools and more like minor villains in a Victorian detective novel. Students hear terms such as “Mann-Whitney U” and immediately assume they are about to experience suffering. This is unfortunate because statistical tests are actually quite simple. In fact, each statistical test is…
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10 Things I Wish Every Student Knew Before Starting A Level Psychology
When I first started teaching A Level Psychology, I thought the biggest challenge students faced was learning all the content. After many years, thousands of essays, and enough discussions about Milgram to last several lifetimes, I’ve realised something important: The content is not the hard part. Every September, bright, enthusiastic students walk into their first…