Dancing with the data

Revealing the mysteries of a data set can be quite challenging. Data analysis is about discovering hidden patterns within the data and exploring the plausible “stories” that can explain those patterns. This seminar will start with illustrating common mistakes of over-relying on confirmatory data analysis and misconceptions of hypothesis testing. The presenter will introduce a plethora of graphing techniques that can be well-applied to both exploratory and confirmatory data analyses. The overarching message to the audience is that, just like the appropriateness of a particular statistical test is tied to the research goal and the data structure, proper data visualization should align with data dimensionality and research objectives.