🗓️ Week 03 - Statistical Modeling and Reproducible Research

Week 03

This week, we connect statistical modeling with reproducible research practices. The goal is to help you bridge the gap between descriptive coding work and the kind of model-based reasoning you will need in the fall semester. We will focus on model interpretation, documentation, and transparent workflows so that your analytical choices remain legible and defensible.

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👨‍🏫 Lesson Slides

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Guiding Questions

These are optional!

You don’t need to answer all of these—or even any of them! They are here to help guide your thinking and reflection on the content. Feel free to explore whatever aspects you find most interesting.

• How should you move from exploratory analysis to a model that actually answers your question?
• What makes a modeling workflow reproducible and easy to audit later?
• How can Quarto help you connect code, output, interpretation, and caveats in one place?

Readings

• No readings for this session.

Lesson Focus

By the end of this week, you should be more comfortable with:

• choosing a model that matches the question;
• separating exploratory patterns from inferential claims;
• documenting modeling choices in a way that makes revision easier later;
• using Quarto to keep code, output, and interpretation in one reproducible place.