Using Interactive Graphics to Teach Multivariate Data Analysis to Psychology Students

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Artículo

Autoría

Valero-Mora, P. ; LEDESMA, RUBEN DANIEL

Fecha

2011

Editorial y Lugar de Edición

American Statistical Association

Revista

Journal of Statistics Education - ISSN 1069-1898
American Statistical Association

ISSN

1069-1898

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This paper discusses the use of interactive graphics to teach multivariate data analysis to Psychology students. Three techniques are explored through separate activities: parallel coordinates/boxplots; principal components/exploratory factor analysis; and cluster analysis. With interactive graphics, students may perform important parts of the analysis ―by hand,‖ using techniques such as pointing at, selecting and changing the colors of the points/observations. Our experience demo... This paper discusses the use of interactive graphics to teach multivariate data analysis to Psychology students. Three techniques are explored through separate activities: parallel coordinates/boxplots; principal components/exploratory factor analysis; and cluster analysis. With interactive graphics, students may perform important parts of the analysis ―by hand,‖ using techniques such as pointing at, selecting and changing the colors of the points/observations. Our experience demonstrates that this approach is very useful when teaching an intermediate/advanced course on multivariate data analysis to students of Psychology, who tend to have low to moderate proficiency in Mathematics.

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PSYCHOLOGYEDUCATIONSTATISTICS