Three-day workshop
in Statistics for Linguistics
3–5
March 2014, University of Sussex
Workshop
Content: Statistics for Linguists
This is
a three-day workshop led by Professor Chris Butler and focused on teaching
the basics of statistics for linguistic analysis. No prior knowledge of statistics is assumed. Topics covered
include: research design, descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, and a range
of parametric and non-parametric tests, from the t-test to log-linear
analysis.
Workshop
Leader: Professor Chris Butler
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Chris
Butler is known internationally for his work in theoretical and descriptive
linguistics. He also holds honorary appointments at the universities of Leeds,
Huddersfield and Swansea, and was formerly Professor of Linguistics at the
University College of Ripon and York St John (now York St John University).
Prior to that he taught for almost 20 years at the University of Nottingham.
He has a background in both linguistics and biochemistry and among his
major publications are Statistics in Linguistics (now
available online at http://www.uwe.ac.uk/hlss/llas/statistics-in-linguistics/bkindex.shtml)
and Structure and Function: A Guide to Three Major
Structural-Functional Theories, a major research monograph of two
volumes. A follow-up to these volumes, Exploring
Functional-Cognitive Space, co-authored with Francisco Gonzálvez García, is currently in press.
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Timetable
The workshop will be held over three
days on the University of Sussex Falmer campus.
Monday 3
March:
11.00-11.30 Registration and welcome
11.30-13.00 Topic 1: Why do (some) linguists need to know something
about statistics? Some questions and answers
Topic
2: Descriptive statistics
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.30 Topic 2: Descriptive statistics (continued)
Topic
3: Hypothesis testing: fundamental concepts
15.30-16.00 Tea/coffee
16.00-17.00 Topic 4: Parametric and non-parametric tests. Examples of
tests for differences between the ‘averages’ of 2 groups: independent and
paired t-tests, Mann-Whitney test
Tuesday 4 March:
9.30-10.30 Topic 5: Introduction to Analysis of Variance (ANOVA):
1-way ANOVA
10.30-11.00 Tea/coffee
11.00-13.00 Topic 5: Introduction to ANOVA (continued): 2-way and
mixed ANOVA
Topic 6: Correlation and simple
linear regression
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00- 16.00 Topic 7: Introduction to multiple linear regression
Topic
8: Chi-square test for nominal variables
Wednesday 5 March:
9.30-10.30 Topic 9: Introduction to log linear analysis
10.30-11.00 Tea/coffee
11.00-13.00 Topic 10: Practical exercise
13.00-14.00 Topic 11: Towards more sophisticated statistical
analysis: brief mention of topics such as
· Multivariate methods such as
clustering and multidimensional scaling
· Difficult data: outliers and
violation of assumptions
· The debate about null hypothesis
testing using p values
· Statistics with R
14.00 Workshop ends
Coffee/tea will be provided, but, in
order to keep costs down, lunch breaks will not be catered. There are several
University cafés and a food shop near the venue.
Registration
Registration for the three days is
£100, or £25 for qualifying Sussex language/linguistics students (see registration form for more info). The registration fee is non-refundable.
To register, please request a registration form from R . Bowe @sussex. ac. uk (remove spaces from email address)
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