Modern Statistical Methods for HCI

1. Front Matter

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2. An Introduction to Modern Statistical Methods in HCI

   • Judy Robertson, Maurits Kaptein

   Pages 1-14

3. Getting Started With Data Analysis

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-18

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   2. Getting Started with [R]; a Brief Introduction

      • Lianne Ippel

      Pages 19-35

   3. Descriptive Statistics, Graphs, and Visualisation

      • Joanna Young, Jan Wessnitzer

      Pages 37-56

   4. Handling Missing Data

      • Thom Baguley, Mark Andrews

      Pages 57-82

4. Classical Null Hypothesis Significance Testing Done Properly

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-85

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   2. Effect Sizes and Power Analysis in HCI

      • Koji Yatani

      Pages 87-110

   3. Using R for Repeated and Time-Series Observations

      • Deborah Fry, Kerri Wazny, Niall Anderson

      Pages 111-133

   4. Nonparametric Statistics in Human–Computer Interaction

      • Jacob O. Wobbrock, Matthew Kay

      Pages 135-170

5. Bayesian Inference

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-172

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   2. Bayesian Inference

      • Michail Tsikerdekis

      Pages 173-197

   3. Bayesian Testing of Constrained Hypotheses

      • Joris Mulder

      Pages 199-227

6. Advanced Modeling in HCI

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 229-231

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   2. Latent Variable Models

      • A. Alexander Beaujean, Grant B. Morgan

      Pages 233-250

   3. Using Generalized Linear (Mixed) Models in HCI

      • Maurits Kaptein

      Pages 251-274

   4. Mixture Models: Latent Profile and Latent Class Analysis

      • Daniel Oberski

      Pages 275-287

7. Improving Statistical Practice in HCI

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 289-289

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   2. Fair Statistical Communication in HCI

      • Pierre Dragicevic

      Pages 291-330

   3. Improving Statistical Practice in HCI

      • Judy Robertson, Maurits Kaptein

      Pages 331-348

This book critically reflects on current statistical methods used in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and introduces a number of novel methods to the reader. 

Covering many techniques and approaches for exploratory data analysis including effect and power calculations, experimental design, event history analysis, non-parametric testing and Bayesian inference; the research contained in this book discusses how to communicate statistical results fairly, as well as presenting a general set of recommendations for authors and reviewers to improve the quality of statistical analysis in HCI. Each chapter presents [R] code for running analyses on HCI examples and explains how the results can be interpreted.

Modern Statistical Methods for HCI is aimed at researchers and graduate students who have some knowledge of “traditional” null hypothesis significance testing, but who wish to improve their practice by using techniques which have recently emerged from statistics and relatedfields. This book critically evaluates current practices within the field and supports a less rigid, procedural view of statistics in favour of fair statistical communication.

• Bayesian Analysis
• Experimental Design
• Human Computer Interaction
• Quantitative Analysis
• Research Methods and Statistics

“The book is structured in five parts and 14 chapters/papers within. Each chapter presents R language codes, and explains the results obtained. … Each chapter presents multiple references and numerical illustrations for practical guide to writing codes in R. … The book can serve to students and practitioners in various fields where applied statistics is used so understanding hypotheses testing is needed for analysis and meaningful decision making.” (Stan Lipovetsky, Technometrics, Vol. 59 (2), April, 2017)

• Moray School of Education, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

  Judy Robertson

• Donders Centre for Cognition, Radboud University Nijmegen, Tilburg, The Netherlands

  Maurits Kaptein

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