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S1E22: Factor Analysis -- The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

S1E22: Factor Analysis -- The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

FromQuantitude


S1E22: Factor Analysis -- The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

FromQuantitude

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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Apr 6, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Greg and Patrick are inspired by possibly the greatest Western movie ever filmed as they navigate The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of factor analysis. In addition to arguing that exploratory factor analysis isn't really exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis isn't really confirmatory, they adroitly traverse topics including sabbatical do-overs, Corona Academy, leeches, tall ship wine, grad school accomplishments, Roz from Monsters Inc., extraverted statisticians, bread pudding, obituaries, the statistician's greatest insult, factor analysis parties, playing with knives, and going toward the light. 
Released:
Apr 6, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

A podcast dedicated to all things quantitative, ranging from the relevant to the highly irrelevant. Co-hosts Patrick Curran and Greg Hancock talk about serious statistical topics, but without taking themselves too seriously. Think: CarTalk hi-jacked by the two grumpy old guys from the Muppets, grousing about quantitative methods, statistics, and data analysis, all presented to you with the production value of a 6th grade school project. But in a good way.