Beyond Significance Testing: Reforming Data Analysis Methods in Behavioral Research

Annotation “The book is intended for applied researchers and students who may not have quantitative backgrounds. Readers will learn how to measure effect size on continuous or dichotomous outcomes in comparative studies with independent or dependent samples. They will also learn how to calculate and correctly interpret confidence intervals for effect sizes. Numerous research examples from a wide range of areas illustrate how to apply these principles and how to estimate substantive significance instead of just statistical significance. Additional alternatives to statistical tests are described, including meta-analysis, resampling techniques like bootstrapping, and Bayesian estimation.”–BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Snort! Donna Brazile’s Obamacare idiocy sparks #DonnaBrazileMysteries

http://twitter.com/#!/RexHarrisonsHat/status/306878791760887809

And that’s a win right there.

As we reported, Democrat strategist and CNN contributor Donna Brazile hilariously tweeted her befuddlement over the rising cost of her health care premiums. Serious you guys! She then doubled-down on the idiocy, and blamed it on “price gauging,” and not Obamacare. And, boy, did the hilarity ensue.

The always swoon-worthy Ace of Spades got the ridicule (and rightful media-slamming) ball rolling earlier today.

Sherlock Holmes just emailed me to ask if @donnabrazille is available to be his partner; he says she has a mind “sculpted for deduction”

— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013

By the way, not a single media organization will report @donnabrazile‘s mystification over ObamaCare-related health care price hikes.

— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013

Not a single one.It’s relevant, it’s newsworthy, it’s interesting on a human level due to irony… but it does not Help the Party.

— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013

@jeffchrz @donnabrazile they too should be Sherlock Holmes partners

— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013

some lying moron claimed health care costs would go down by “three thousand percent” (!!!!) breitbart.com/InstaBlog/2013…@theh2 @donnabrazile

— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013

@tsrblke @theh2 who knows what the world looks like through an idiot’s eyes?

— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013

Twitter users and happy warriors are at the ready to help figure that out.

RT @castephanielynn Why am I trending? #DonnaBrazileMysteries | twitchy.com/2013/02/27/fun…

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) February 27, 2013

Enter #DonnaBrazileMysteries. Warning: Giggle-snorting out loud may occur.

#DonnaBrazileMysteries Wait, the Affordable Care Act affects Democrats, too?

— Sam Valley (@SamValley) February 27, 2013

#DonnaBrazileMysteries Why do things become more expensive once they’re “free?”

— Seth (@dcseth) February 27, 2013

#DonnaBrazileMysteries Why is this street slick? It rained overnight and the temperature in my car reads negative three.

— LilMissErinGoBragh (@LilMissRightie) February 27, 2013

#DonnaBrazileMysteries I turned on the hot water spigot & hot water came out. What’s up with that?

— CatsPolitics (@CatsPolitics) February 27, 2013

#DonnaBrazileMysteries I changed the baby’s diaper like three hours ago, an it’s wet again. WTF?

— Not Not Matt (@mdrache) February 27, 2013

#DonnaBrazileMysteries If I turn 40 this year, what do you mean I’ll turn 41 next year….

— GOP Fashionista™ (@GOPfashionista) February 27, 2013

#DonnaBrazileMysteries Showed up for a meeting at Solyndra, nobody there, what gives?

— CounterMoonbat (@CounterMoonbat) February 27, 2013

#DonnaBrazileMysteries How can you be broke when you still have checks in your checkbook?

— Imaumbn™ (@Imaumbn) February 27, 2013

#DonnaBrazileMysteries Why is my husband’s internet browing history always empty?

— Renna (@RennaW) February 27, 2013

#DonnaBrazileMysteries When I flip down the light switch, why does the room become dark?

— Razor (@hale_razor) February 27, 2013

#DonnaBrazileMysteries Whenever I click “Shut Down” on my computer it powers off. I called Dell, but no good answers.

— Eric C. (@JustEric) February 27, 2013

#DonnaBrazileMysteriesWhy does my stove get hot when I turn the knob?

— End of the Republic (@PointlessPol) February 27, 2013

#DonnaBrazileMysteries Who really killed Nicole Brown-Simpson?

— Imaumbn™ (@Imaumbn) February 27, 2013

#DonnaBrazileMysteries Wait a second! Obama gave me #40Dollars two years ago. Now I’m losing #60Dollars every paycheck. What gives?!

— Seth (@dcseth) February 27, 2013

#DonnaBrazileMysteries Why is the economy slowing down after we hiked taxes?

— Miké (@ThePantau) February 27, 2013

#DonnaBrazileMysteries I spend the same for gas, but my car goes half the distance. Why? No good answer.

— Judy Stines (@jstines3) February 27, 2013

#DonnaBrazileMysteries is the hokey pokey really what it’s all about? Called the First Lady. No good answers.

— LisainDallas (@LisainDallas) February 27, 2013

#DonnaBrazileMysteries Where’s Waldo?

— TS_Kreider (@TS_Kreider) February 27, 2013

#DonnaBrazileMysteries What do you mean my car stops working when I run out of gas?!!

— Ban Finger Guns (@CaptYonah) February 27, 2013

#DonnaBrazileMysteries How many licks *DOES* it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop???

— Seth (@dcseth) February 27, 2013

#DonnaBrazileMysteries Wait. *I’m* qualified to run the Pentagon.

— Cuffé (@CuffyMeh) February 27, 2013

Oh, dear! It’s funny, because it’s true.

Keep them coming, Twitter.

Related:

Bless her heart: Donna Brazile blames ‘price gauging’ not Obamacare for rising premiums

Funniest tweet of the day: Donna Brazile has ‘no good answer’ to explain ‘why my premium jumped up

Balanced approach: Health insurance premiums skyrocket as payroll taxes climb

Ho-ho-hope and change: Health insurance premiums skyrocket just in time for Christmas

You can keep your plan … if you pay way more; FSA cap cut, ‘my health insurance premium at work going up’

Team Obama: Make sure your friends know how Obamacare is affecting your health insurance premiums

Binders full of moochers thank Obama for ‘free’ birth control; Non-deluded angry they are paying more

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/02/27/befuddled-donna-braziles-obamacare-idiocy-sparks-discovery-of-donnabrazilemysteries/

Actor Jay Mohr: ‘The Second Amendment must go’

http://twitter.com/#!/jaymohr37/status/323939969657892864

Plenty have made some astounding logical leaps in the confusing aftermath of today’s attack at the Boston Marathon, but really? We’re fully on board with “enough” and “violence has to stop,” but how does Jay Mohr manage to connect Point A to Point B with an attack on the Second Amendment? This is how:

The 2nd Amendment lends itself to the CULTURE of violence we are living in. Stop blowing up my timeline w your gun/porn fetishes.

— Jay Mohr (@jaymohr37) April 15, 2013

@jaymohr37 That might be the dumbest thing you have ever said.

— Bill(@BillyBlue37) April 15, 2013

“@billyblue37: @jaymohr37 That might be the dumbest thing you have ever said.” Why do u need ur gun? Who is coming for u? Where do u live?

— Jay Mohr (@jaymohr37) April 16, 2013

“@billyblue37: @jaymohr37 That might be the dumbest thing you have ever said.” Fucking Buffalo? Canadians are probably storming your yard!

— Jay Mohr (@jaymohr37) April 16, 2013

Mohr did retweet this comment from the Jim Carrey School of Second Amendment Studies.

@jaymohr37 I need a machine gun to protect me from scary minorities and the anxiety I feel about my inadequate cock

— Markus J (@MarkusJ) April 15, 2013

Newtown tragedy was gun violence. Where are u maniacs coming from. I’m just stating that its so sad we’re getting used to watching it on tv

— Jay Mohr (@jaymohr37) April 16, 2013

No politics here at all. Just sick of watching bloodshed on tv. It’s become reality tv and we’re becoming numb.Amazed at pro gun responses

— Jay Mohr (@jaymohr37) April 16, 2013

LISTEN! The 2nd amendment has nothing 2 do w 2day in Boston. I didn’t say it did. Last few times in front of tv like this was guns. Fuckoff

— Jay Mohr (@jaymohr37) April 16, 2013

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Update: As a public service to those of you asking who Jay Mohr is, here’s a photo of him in “Suicide Kings” helping change the culture of violence.

suicide-kings

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/04/15/actor-jay-mohr-the-second-amendment-must-go/

Common Mental Health Disorders

Bringing together treatment and referral advice from existing guidelines, this text aims to improve access to services and recognition of common mental health disorders in adults and provide advice on the principles that need to be adopted to develop appropriate referral and local care pathways.

Understanding and Treating Chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Psychological disorders following exposure to trauma include personal suffering, decreased productivity, occupational and social dysfunction, medical disorders and demands on health services. In this talk, Drs. Zoellner and Bryant review current research associated with the persistence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the variety of viable options that exist for treatment. Speakers also explore treatment options and focus on the effectiveness of both therapies and medications. To see more videos from the University of Washington visit uwtv.org.

Play It Away

Do you live in constant fear? Shallow breathing, tension in the gut, chest pains, rapid hearbeat… Anxiety destroys your confidence, your productivity, you relationships, your ability to enjoy life. You can put an end to your suffering. You can start living again. And it’s not as hard as you think.

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The Noonday Demon

The author offers a look at depression, drawing on his own battle with the illness and interviews with fellow sufferers, researchers, and doctors to assess the disease’s complexities, causes, symptoms, and available therapies.

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College Success

College Success

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