Stats Through Superheroes: Teaching Basic Statistical Tests Using Data From The Marvel Universe

Abstract

This is a brief lesson on how to run basic statistical tests using data originally gathered from the Marvel Comics Wikia page. Students are introduced to three important tools in statistics: a descriptive table, a contingency table, and a regression. It is designed to be a simple introduction to how social scientists use statistics to better understand...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Other, Quantitative Methodology, Research Methods, Teaching and Learning in Sociology

Resource Type(s):

Assignment, Class Activity

Class Level(s):

Any Level

Class Size(s):

Any

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. Operate the statistical package JASP.
2. Describe variables using frequency measures.
3. Compare the relationship between two or more variables using a cross-tabulation.
4. Interpret the co-variance of two variables using a linear regression.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. Students will interpret three common statistical tests on a provided worksheet using a provided data set.