0.13 Preparations

Before every meeting you need to do the assigned homework (see detailed program). We assume you have basic knowledge about multivariate statistics before entering this course. You do not need any prior experience working with R. If you feel unsure about your knowledge about statistics, and in particular ANOVA and multiple regression analysis, please e-mail the course coordinator. If you wish to refresh your knowledge, we recommend the chapters on ANOVA, multiple regression and Exploratory Factor Analysis from Field’s Discovering Statistics using R. London; Sage. Read the chapters on ‘multiple regression’ and ‘exploratory factor analysis’ if you want to prepare for the first meeting. If you do not have this book, many other statistics textbooks usually discuss these topics equally well. You do not need to buy any book for this course.