Research Skills

Experiments & the scientific method

6 free resources, hand-picked and sorted so you can find the right fit for your level and time.

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Experiments & the scientific method6 Surveys, interviews & fieldwork7 Research ethics & integrity6 Analysing & reporting results6 Finding & reading research6

6 resources

C YouTube Staff pick CrashCourse (Adriene Hill) · YouTube / CrashCourse

Crash Course Statistics

44 lively 10-minute episodes: controlled experiments, sampling and survey bias, p-values, and how to read data without … Beginner 2 – 10 hrs Video series No prerequisites View D Website Penn State Department of Statistics · Penn State Eberly College of Science

Design of Experiments (Penn State STAT 503)

Free online course notes on designing and analysing experiments: randomisation, blocking, factorial designs and ANOVA. Advanced 40 – 100 hrs Full course Free to access View

YouTube Staff pick iBiology · iBiology / Science Communication Lab

Let's Experiment (iBiology)

Free self-paced course on planning good experiments: controls, variables, avoiding bias and making results reproducible. Beginner 2 – 10 hrs Video series Free to access View

YouTube iBiology · iBiology / Science Communication Lab

Planning Your Scientific Journey (iBiology)

Free self-paced course on turning curiosity into a research question and a realistic plan to answer it. Beginner 2 – 10 hrs Video series No prerequisites View

YouTube CrashCourse (Hank Green) · YouTube / CrashCourse

Psychological Research (Crash Course Psychology #2)

A 10-minute tour of how research works: case studies, surveys, experiments, controls and random assignment. Absolute beginner Under 30 min Single video No prerequisites View S Website Khan Academy

Study Design (Khan Academy)

Short videos and practice on sampling methods, bias in surveys, observational studies and designing experiments. Beginner 2 – 10 hrs Video series Exercises No prerequisites View

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