List of Articles

Vivekananda Das
2 min readJan 9, 2022

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Crash Course

Survey Data Analysis in R: A Crash Course

  1. Analyzing Survey Data in R: A Crash Course (Part 1)
  2. Analyzing Survey Data in R: A Crash Course (Part 2)
  3. Analyzing Survey Data in R: A Crash Course (Part 3)

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Causal Inference

  1. How to Explore the Effect of Doing Something: Applied Causal Inference 101 (Part 1)
  2. How to Explore the Effect of Doing Something: Applied Causal Inference 101 (Part 2)
  3. Why Is Correlation Neither Necessary Nor Sufficient for Causation?
  4. Regression and Causal Inference: How Causal Graphs Helped Me Overcome 3 Key Misconceptions
  5. Confounding Variable and Spurious Correlation: Key Challenge in Making Causal Inference
  6. Endogenous Selection/Collider Bias: Another Key Issue in Causal Inference

Descriptive Statistics (Table & Data Visualization)

  1. Create LaTeX Tables in R
  2. Create Heatmap in R Using ggplot2
  3. Create Line Charts in R Using ggplot2
  4. Visualize Continuous Data with ggplot2 in R
  5. Visualize Gapminder Data in R

Inferential Statistics

  1. Statistical Significance: Are You Interpreting Correctly?
  2. Confidence Interval: Are You Interpreting Correctly?
  3. Why You Should Prefer Confidence Interval over p-value

Linear Regression

  1. Understanding Regression Output: A Lesson for Absolute Beginners (Part 1)
  2. Understanding Regression Output: A Lesson for Absolute Beginners (Part 2)
  3. Regression and Causal Inference: Which Variables Should Be Added to The Model?
  4. What Does It Mean to Control for A Variable in Regression?
  5. Interpreting Regression Coefficient: Wish I Had Known This Before
  6. Interpreting the Coefficients of a Regression with an Interaction Term: A Detailed Explanation

Behavior & Wellbeing

  1. The Secret to Happiness: Where Buddhism and Behavioral Economics Meet
  2. Unlocking the Secrets: Can Money Truly Buy Happiness?

Analyzing Data: Self Reflection

  1. Analyzing Data in Social Science vs. Engineering: Key Differences to Keep In Mind
  2. Five Reasons Why Statistics is So Hard to Learn

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Vivekananda Das

Sharing synthesized ideas on Data Analysis in R, Data Literacy, Causal Inference, and Wellbeing | Ph.D. candidate @UW-Madison | More: https://vivekanandadas.com