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CHAPTER 0 - Preface
What has changed in the world acc...,
Why is competence in quantitative...,
What was the primary goal in writ...
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CHAPTER 1 Thinking Clearly in a Data-Driven Age
Why is learning to think clearly ...,
What does eric schmidt claim abou...,
What is the focus of thinking cle...
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CHAPTER 2 Correlation: What Is It and What Is It Good For?
What do correlations tell us 1,
What is required to measure corre...,
What are the potential uses of co...
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CHAPTER 3 Causation: What Is It and What Is It Good For?
What is a causal effect 1,
Why is assessing causal relations...,
Which question is conceptually cl...
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CHAPTER 4 Correlation Requires Variation
What is required to learn about a...,
What is the common mistake people...,
What are the four pieces of infor...
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CHAPTER 5 Regression for Describing and Forecasting
What is regression 1,
What are the two primary uses of ...,
What is overfitting in regression 3
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CHAPTER 6 Samples, Uncertainty, and Statistical Inference
What are the three terms that all...,
What does statistical hypothesis ...,
True or false statistical signifi...
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CHAPTER 7 Over-Comparing, Under-Reporting
What is the consequence of analys...,
What is p hacking 2,
What is p screening 3
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CHAPTER 8 Reversion to the Mean
What is reversion to the mean 1,
What outcomes tend to exhibit rev...,
Why is it important to understand...
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CHAPTER 9 Why Correlation Doesn’t Imply Causation
What does correlation not necessa...,
What are the two key reasons why ...,
Why is understanding the distinct...
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CHAPTER 10 Controlling for Confounders
What is the main purpose of contr...,
What is the most common method to...,
True or false controlling for con...
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CHAPTER 11 Randomized Experiments
What is the primary benefit of ra...,
What tools work in experimental s...,
What complications can arise even...
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CHAPTER 12 Regression Discontinuity Designs
What is a regression discontinuit...,
What does regression discontinuit...,
In what situation is a regression...
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CHAPTER 13 Difference-in-Differences Designs
What is a difference in differenc...,
What does a difference in differe...,
What is the basic idea behind dif...
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CHAPTER 14 Assessing Mechanisms
What does estimating an average c...,
What is the challenge in understa...,
What is a mechanism in the contex...
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CHAPTER 15 Turn Statistics into Substance
What is a common issue with how s...,
What is necessary to translate a ...,
What does bayes rule help us with 3
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CHAPTER 16 Measure Your Mission
Why is it important to measure ou...,
What can happen if you measure an...,
What should you consider when app...
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CHAPTER 17 On the Limits of Quantification
What do data and quantitative evi...,
What should decisions consider be...,
What can happen if we mistake cor...
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