STATISTICS FOR HISTORIANS COURSE
UNIT 3: STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE & REGRESSION 
Lecture (18 Mins)










KEY READINGS
* Farooq Sabri and Tracey Gyateng, 'Understanding Statistical Significance: A Short Guide'. Link
* 'A Researcher's Guide to Statistical Significance'. Link
* 'Researcher's Introduction to Linear Regression' Link

EXERCISES
Alone, or with a friend, consider what sorts of historical statistical analysis is made possible with significance and regression? Do you work with incomplete datasets where it would be useful to make projections and predictions for data you do not have? How widespread are the use of these inferential statistics in your field? If they are seldom used, what are the challenges to using them in a field where many scholars are not very statistically minded?