quantitudethepodcast

Hey nerds. It’s a quantitative methods podcast. With attitude. And merch (

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Updated Quantitude trailer.
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https://t.co/qzUxYhsdhO

[Gregory R. Hancock @GregoryRHancock]

For those who are interested, here is an 8-minute TED talk style talk that I gave a couple of months ago on using your quantitative aptitude and attitude — your Quantitude.

https://t.co/p2424wsxDz

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Along the way, we also mention…

goose mating calls
Riverdance!
Comfortably Numb
Pikachu and Jigglypuff
Andrea Howard’s car
ad hoc immunizing maneuvers
Well duh
eating paste
leeches and trephining
frictionless vacuums
Hungarian homeboy
V1
and pissing people off.

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S7E23 Quantitude Philosopher of Science Trading Cards

In today’s episode we talk about creating collectible trading cards for some of our favorite philosophers of science and the impact each has had on how we think about the practice of research.

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Start your collection, tomorrow…

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S7E22 “Is College Worth It? Maybe…”

In this week’s In The Wild episode, we conclude our college-themed conversations, discussing the multi-layered, individualized, and ever-changing nature of a college education, and wrestle with the messy question of whether it’s worth it.

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Probably? Sometimes? It depends? I hope so? Tomorrow…

[John V. Kane @UptonOrwell]

🎉🎉🎉NOW AVAILABLE for Pre-Order! 🥳

So much thought, time, energy and love went into writing this. For those kind enough to order it, I genuinely hope you enjoy and find value in it. I tried my best to write for those who want to learn how to do quant social science research.

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Along the way we also mention :

rushing to and from LA
human heads
social props
gold stars
cut stories
hula dancing
PBS and National Geographic
a sad Italian
surfer dudes
middle managers
dead grandmothers
have skills, will travel
Montagues and Capulets, and being an Aries.

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S7E21 Qualitative Research with Emily Namey

This week we talk with Emily Namey, who has dedicated her entire career to qualitative research. She helps us better understand what it is, what it can do, and its critical role in understanding the complexities of human behavior.

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Appreciating the similarities and differences, tomorrow…

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Along the way we also mention…

back tattoos
49.5 lb luggage
the United lounge
Sharpies
the Urfdedurfdedingerdonger
living with mommy or daddy
Hairballs of Science
Lick‘em Señor
phantom variable road trip
The Trouble with Tribbles
our ideal rank, and
apologies to the Dutch.

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S7E20 Modeling Co-Development Over Time

In today’s episode we follow-up our previous discussion of time-varying covariates with a conversation about methods for modeling the simultaneous development in two or more constructs over time.

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Draw some conclusions with us tomorrow…

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Along the way we also mention: 

Herb Alpert
incessant complaining
downtown Charlotte
Spinal Tap drummers
John Stuart Mills' corpse
time machines
making good choices
pokes and prods
mutually-assured destruction
high school hallways
it's not fair
and chewing on your stitches.

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S7E19 Growth Modeling With Time-Varying Covariates

This week we differentiate time-invariant from time-varying predictors, explore how these are differentially incorporated in MLM and SEM, and conclude with strengths and limitations of these models in practice.

[John V. Kane @UptonOrwell]

🤩 The book has a cover! One step closer to being a real thing, floating around in the world, hopefully doing some good.

Out August 4th via @ucpress

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@UptonOrwell The first version was him. 😉

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Um… what?! Find out tomorrow… (Bonus points if you already get the classic album cover reference.)

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Along the way, we also mention…

St. Paprikas
no backstory
Hooker, Oklahoma
the Karate Kid II soundtrack
the 4th wall
magically delicious
tau or tau? L
taco inception
Ted 2
ESPN Curse
4.1% alcohol
lightning rounds
doohickeys
never Belgium
and
The Rev

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S7E18 St. Patrick’s Day Pub Quiz

In today’s episode Patrick and Greg magically find themselves at Trivia Night in the Rusty Mackerel pub in Teelin, Ireland, where a secret celebrity trivia-master puts them on the spot to test their knowledge of statistics and statisticians.