Comments | katinthefurnace: Horrible statistics

katinthefurnace

Horrible statistics

May 04, 2006 12:09

Right now i am in the midst of analysing all the data i have had to collect for my thesis; odds ratios, chi-square tests and the like. Eeeeew! I've just come from a meeting with the statistician who has informed me that because the questionnaire I used was badly laid out, he'll have to write a new computer program to analyse the results. Another ( Read more... )

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purpleorb May 4 2006, 10:05:26 UTC

I can't believe he has to write a new program to analyse your results, Rach.. Why did no-one mention anything before?!

And I hope you're keeping true to the shy-girl flirting technique with this cute guy (ie. ignore him as much as possible and look pissed off if he so much as blinks in your direction)

..OR.... plasticfeathers May 4 2006, 12:29:57 UTC

You could just have confidence in the fact that he's probably equally keen on you, and start a conversation about that shit with the other statistician and his new program. Or throw expensive laboratory equipment at his head while wiggling your eyebrows suggestively...

Seriously, why did he feel the need to tell you he had to write a new program for you? Maybe the original program was "badly laid out", damnit! Not your questionnaire... These programs should be versatile enough to cope with a range of approaches.

Good to see you on here! You'll find my two cents' worth is rarely worth two cents. Hope you don't mind :-)

Re: ..OR.... katinthefurnace May 6 2006, 00:13:58 UTC

i agree paul, my questionnaire can not possibly so unique that they have never come across such questions in their whole statistical career. i would have been quite frustrated had the new program not worked like a bat out of hell!

katinthefurnace May 6 2006, 00:05:59 UTC

hehehe, you know me too well krista. That is exactly what i did the next time i saw him. I'm thinking of sabotaging my data so i have to go up there again.

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schaft May 4 2006, 18:15:27 UTC

Well, you know what I say? Radical!

Sorry, I stole that from a t-rex.

Wiggle them eyebrows! Wear provacative shirts that aren't really so provacative! Nothing says nothing quiet like:\
Thailand
Bangkok.

Maybe i've gone to far with the shirt suggestion? Is there no end to my bad suggestions and something else? Know what? Forget that!

Oh, hi, i'm Tom.

katinthefurnace May 6 2006, 00:18:30 UTC

hey Tom, nice to meet you! provocative shirts are in fact a tried and true method of mine.

nicky81 May 5 2006, 16:50:25 UTC

Hi Tom.

I had similar problems with my data, Rach. Stupidly (although my terrible supervisor should have known this to advise against it!) my scales were all yes/no entailing a chi-square with minimal chance of getting any significant results. So I didn't get any significant results.

Still, at least there's a hot boy around! How does he rate against the fit electrician of a few weeks back, y´know, the one that you were destined to be with?