Author Archives: Martin Héroux

R: Visualize and calculate a Pearson correlation

Scientists are often interested in understanding the relationship between two variables. One simple way to understand and quantify a relationship between two variables is correlation analysis. Assumptions. This post assumes you understand the theory behind correlation analysis and have a working knowledge of R; it focuses on how to run this type of analysis in R. The dataset: foot length

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Blind data analysis can contribute to reproducible research

Blind analysis does not refer to closing your eyes, crossing your fingers and hitting GO! on your statistical analysis! In a previous post, I highlighted an article published in Nature on cognitive biases and their impact on reproducible science. Various debiasing techniques have been proposed to tackle this issue, including blind data analysis. This technique was new to me, so

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