We have seen how Matplotlib’s ginput() function can be used to mark regions of interest on plots. Sometimes, the fine details of a plot can only be viewed by using the zoom and pan features to visualise the data. Zoom (magnifying glass icon) and pan buttons (square with 4 arrows icon) are available by default in the toolbar of a
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In a previous post, we saw that the number of subjects or samples in our study does not influence the rate of false-positive findings. In this post we will learn how sample size influences estimates of the size of studied effects. If the true effect of a medication is to reduce heart rate by 10 beats per minute, how well
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Suppose you have some big data files to analyse, and you would like to know roughly how long it takes to run the analysis. This is so that in future, if you had to re-run the analysis, you could gauge that it will take long enough to go get a coffee or work on another job while you wait for
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Competition in science is ever increasing. Research funds are harder to come by and positions have increasing number of applicants. Being the first to publish a result has a disproportionately large impact on prestige and advancement. These problems were already present a decade ago when Anderson et al. (2007) published their paper entitled The perverse effects of competition on scientists’
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