I said that already!
https://twitter.com/o_guest/status/1066385451907452928 …
-
-
I have to teach it.
-
Yeah, that's really upsetting.
-
The way teaching works here, although I coordinate two stats modules, major changes to the curriculum have to be approved, and they have knock-on effects on other modules. I was trying to introduce some simple coding at UG, but that was nixed. >
-
> My PG intro stats module is only ten contact hours for *all* of intro stats. I introduce a little R (to introduce them to RDI plots, which SPSS just can't do) but there is just no time to teach coding, and no hope of expanding stats.
-
I don't think you need to teach coding - just scripting. Generally people find out they are coding by accident if they keep using R. You can do this in SPSS (but almost no-one does, and it is harder) using syntax.
-
For stats scripting is a good base, but not for other things: complex survey flows (need to understand loops, if-then-else logic, and variables) or experiments involving, e.g., display of stimuli on the screen. Coding is a core skill in psych but we teach *none*, and no plans to.
-
Just purely due to time constraints?
-
Partly time constraints and partly perceived difficulty (for us). A shame as simple coding is among the most useful transferable skills there is - and we are supposed to be supporting those.
- 4 more replies
New conversation -
-
-
Yes. I still see a fair bit of it in cognitive and I'm sure it's far more widely used in other parts of psych, especially clinical.
-
the vast majority of my dept (60+ staff) use SPSS, with relatively few that use R (and of those probably only me that uses it pretty much exclusively); + SPSS is still widespread in clinical and forensic settings...
-
Same here. Some Stata but mostly spss
-
That's so strange. I believe you, but I'm confused. Why haven't I met such people?
-
Maybe it just hasn't come up in conversation? Most of my department, including myself, use SPSS
-
Chris - I'm shocked!
-
One of my former PIs does all her analyses in SPSS syntax, so I learned to code in it early on. Also use Matlab and Python for analyses. Tried R over a decade ago and it didn't have some features I needed and never really went back since.
- 4 more replies
New conversation -
-
-
Yes. It’s still basically the default
-
I'm still recovering from shock.
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.