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Scales of Measurement

Posted on December 24, 2018December 24, 2018 by Dustin

Introduction This post is part of a series I’ve been chipping away at, where I teach basic statistics and probability. The other posts in the series include: Measures of Central Tendency Frequency Distributions Dispersion and Variability (Standard Deviation) Z-Scores Z-Test Hypothesis Testing Correlation (Calculating Pearson’s r) Least-Squares Regression Statistical Coding and Classification Variables are the…

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Suicide Facts and Figures for Presentations

Posted on September 25, 2017December 11, 2018 by Dustin

Introduction For those of you who don’t use it, the website Quora is an absolute goldmine for information on a wide variety of topics. It allows you to ask and answer questions by individuals who all use their real names, and who have to identify their area of expertise (their reason for knowing the answer.)…

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Suicide and Religion

Posted on March 6, 2017March 8, 2017 by Dustin

Introduction Studies on the connection between religion and suicide have led to mixed results. Some studies indicated higher levels of suicidality, no relation or reduced risk. Many of the studies that indicated a relationship (either positive or negative), had mediators attached – such as that individuals who were more religious were less likely to attempt…

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Suicide Awareness Presentation

Posted on December 26, 2016January 28, 2017 by Dustin

Introduction The following is a presentation I prepared in 2012 on Suicide Awareness for delivery at Durham College. It’s just been sitting on my hard drive since then, so I’ve made it available for other organizations that wish to provide suicide awareness presentations. The content is reproduced below, and you can download the slides here. Although the…

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Canadian Suicide Statistics 2016

Posted on September 12, 2016September 12, 2016 by Dustin

Introduction There are a variety of sources related to Canadian suicide statistics, but no source effectively summarizes all of the statistics, with graphs and charts, and links back to the original citation. The purpose of this article is to provide the most up-to-date information on suicide by method, gender, province, age-range, and other characteristics. The most…

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