Beginners Guide to Prism

Unlock the world of statistics with this tutorial

Course Content

Take a Brief Tour of Prism

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From Prism’s toolbar to customizing graphs, this video takes you on a tour of Prism’s main features essential to understanding how Prism works.
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8 minutes

How to Begin a New Project in Prism

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Learn how the Prism welcome screen helps get you the right data structure so you can quickly and easily enter your data and get the analysis and graphs you need for your research.
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6 Minutes

How to Import Your Data in Prism

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Explore features designed to efficiently organize your data in Prism. You will learn how to import your data, various options to arrange it, and keep it synced with your source files.
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20 Minutes

How to Access and Navigate Key Information for Your Projects in Prism

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Learn how projects are organized and be able to efficiently move around projects to get the information you need.
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8 Minutes

How to Change Your Analysis Choices in Prism

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Changing an analysis option or repeating an existing analysis is quick and easy in Prism. This video shows you how by introducing the Change menu and Change toolbar.
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5 Minutes

How to Correctly Move Data Between Data Tables in Prism

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Learn how to seamlessly copy data from one table format to another without the risk of incorrectly moving data to the wrong cells.
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5 Minutes

9 Prism Features to Help You Work Remotely

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This video walks you through helpful Prism features for better collaboration while working remotely.
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8 Minutes

How to Avoid P-Hacking

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Watch this video to learn more about P-Hacking with tips on how you can avoid it.
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4 minutes

How to Choose between Regression and Correlation

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Watch this video to learn about the similarities and differences between correlation and regression and the advantages of each.
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4 Minutes

How to Choose the Right Statistical Test

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This video provides an informative overview of how to choose the right statistical test in Prism for your analyses. Think of this as a decision-making framework for all your data analysis projects in Prism.
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4 Minutes

Key Concepts of Prism Data Tables

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Prism has eight data tables, each one aligned with a specific set of analyses and graphs. This video will show you how to choose the right table and explain how to enter your data into that table.
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5 Minutes

When to Use the XY Data Table

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Important analyses such as dose-response, nonlinear regression, simple logistic regression, and simple linear regression can only be run from an XY table. Learn more here.
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4 Minutes

When to Use the Column Data Table

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If you have a single categorical variable with two or more groups and a numeric response, you need a Column data table. Watch this video to learn more.
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4 Minutes

When to Use the Grouped Data Table

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If you have two categorical variables and a numeric response, you need a Grouped data table. Important analyses such as two-way and three-way ANOVA and multiple t tests can only be run from a Grouped table. Watch this video for more.
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4 Minutes

When to Use the Multiple Variables Data Table

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If you have more than two numeric columns that you want to relate to each other, you need a Multiple Variables data table. I
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4 Minutes

When to Use the Nested Data Table

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If you have two categorical variables and one variable is nested within the other, then you need a Nested data table. Important analyses such as nested one-way ANOVA and nested t tests can only be run from a nested table.
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4 Minutes

When to Use Contingency, Survival, or Parts of a Whole Data Tables

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Need specific tables for different data types: Contingency for counts, Survival for time-to-event, Parts of a Whole for grouped counts. Vital for tests like Chi-square, Fisher’s exact, and Kaplan-Meier analysis. Learn more in this video.
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4 Minutes

How to Transform Data

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Transformations are often required to meet the assumptions for analysis or to improve the appearance and interpretability of a graph. This video shows you how to easily transform your data using Prism’s built-in functions and much more!
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15 Minutes

How to Normalize Data

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Learn the significance of normalization—aligning response scales & setting shared min-max values (e.g., 0-100) across datasets. This video will guide you to normalize efficiently using Prism, covering reasons and rapid steps for normalization.
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8 Minutes

How to Remove Baseline Values

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Discover the process of eliminating baseline values and executing column operations and gain insights into optimal timing for baseline removal, techniques to define values, and the impact on repeated measures and replicates.
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10 Minutes

How to Transpose Data

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Watch this video to learn the steps you need to follow in order to transpose data and review the results in Prism.
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8 Minutes

How to Obtain Descriptive Statistics

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Learn how to summarize your data in Prism, including quartiles, median, SD, SEM, confidence interval, coefficient of variation, geometric mean, and more. In addition, this video will cover how to test for normality in your experimental data.
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14 Minutes

How to Test for Normality and Lognormality

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Learn how to test your data for normality and lognormality in Prism. This video walks you through how to statistically analyze whether or not a data set was drawn from a normal population.
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20 Minutes

How to Generate a Frequency Distribution of Your Data

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Watch this video to learn the steps required to generate a frequency distribution of a data set in Prism.
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13 Minutes

How to Identify Outliers

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This video will guide you through the steps required to detect and remove outliers from data in Prism.
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3 Minutes

How to Choose the Right Statistical Test

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This video provides an informative overview of how to choose the right statistical test in Prism for your analyses. Think of this as a decision-making framework for all your data analysis projects in Prism.
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4 Minutes

How to Choose between Regression and Correlation

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Watch this video to learn about the similarities and differences between correlation and regression and the advantages of each.
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4 Minutes

How to Choose Between A Paired and Unpaired T Test

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Learn to determine whether a paired, unpaired, or one-sample t-test is appropriate in your particular situation
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2 minutes

When Do You Use Regression Instead of ANOVA?

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Watch this video to learn more about when to use regression instead of ANOVA
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2 minutes

When to Use a Nonparametric Analysis

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Learn the benefits and drawbacks of a nonparametric analysis and when it’s important to use one.
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2 minutes

Understanding Chi-Square and Fisher's Exact Tests in Prism

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Running a Chi-square or Fisher’s exact test will help you determine whether or not there is a significant difference between two proportions. However, there are a few questions you should consider answering before running each test.
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2 Minutes

How to Choose Between a One-Sided and Two-Sided Test

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Learn about the differences between one-tailed and two-tailed hypothesis tests and their advantages and disadvantages
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2 minutes

Repeated Measures ANOVA and How It Differs From Ordinary ANOVA

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Learn about some of the ways that repeated measures can appear in an experiment
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3 minutes

Learn to Perform Descriptive Statistics in Prism

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Learn how to find out more about your data in Prism, including quartiles, median, SD, SEM, confidence interval, coefficient of variation, geometric mean, and more. In addition, this video will cover how to test for normality in your experimental data.
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14 Minutes

How to Perform a T Test in Prism

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Learn the steps required to undertake a t test in Prism. The video also features tips to help you more efficiently navigate and use Prism.
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10 Minutes

How to Perform a One-way ANOVA in Prism

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Learn the steps required to perform a one-way ANOVA, including what analysis choices and options you will have to make about your experiment to perform the analysis.
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11 minutes

Learn to Perform Repeated Measures One-way ANOVA in Prism

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Learn the steps required to perform a one-way repeated measures ANOVA, including how to correctly enter your data and specify where the repeated measures occur in your data.
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11 Minutes

Learn to Perform Repeated Measures Two-way ANOVA in Prism

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Learn when you should use a two-way ANOVA test, as well as the steps to performing the analysis.
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13 Minutes

Learn to Perform a Three-way ANOVA in Prism

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Learn the steps required to perform a three-way ANOVA, including the analysis choices and options available in Prism to help you extract the most information out of your three-factor experiments.
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10 Minutes

How to Perform Linear Regression in Prism

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Learn the steps required to perform a linear regression, including the analysis choices and options available in Prism to help you extract the most information out of your regression analyses.
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9 Minutes

How to Perform a Kaplan-Meier Survival Analysis in Prism

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Learn how to correctly enter failure/censor times and perform a Kaplan-Meier survival analysis in Prism.
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12 Minutes

Learn to do a Chi-square or Fisher’s Exact Test in Prism

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Learn the steps required to perform Chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests in Prism, including how to select and interpret an odds ratio.
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8 Minutes

Getting Started on the Right Foot with Statistics

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Prism is a powerful tool, but without an understanding of the fundamentals of statistics, it can be intimidating. This video gives you the statistical background you need to start performing analyses in Prism with confidence.
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5 Minutes

Using Data Exploration to Check Statistical Assumptions

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Parametric tests, such as the unpaired t test, have important assumptions that need to be verified before an analysis can be carried out. This video discusses those assumptions and how to verify them using statistical tests and data exploration graphs.
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10 Minutes

How to Perform a Two Sample T Test

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Learn how you can use Prism's two sample t test to help check the analysis of your assumptions
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10 minutes

Calculating Sample Size With Power Analysis

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Sample size plays a critical role in every statistical analysis. Learn how power analysis can help you get a large enough sample size to detect the effect you are looking for while avoiding unnecessarily large sample sizes that waste resources.
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11 Minutes

Descriptive Statistics in Prism

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Summarizing your data into a few useful statistics allows you to quickly and concisely see differences between groups and/or trends over time. Measures of center and spread are covered as well as an introduction to confidence intervals.
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9 Minutes

Understanding One-Way ANOVA

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It’s easy to produce a p value, but it’s difficult to do good stats. This video walks you through what you should consider before running a one-way ANOVA.
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11 Minutes

An Introduction To Correlation

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Learn how to perform a correlation analysis in Prism and correctly interpret the results
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9 minutes

Multiple Logistic Regression in Prism

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What is multiple logistic regression and why do you need it? Watch this video to learn more!
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2 Minutes

Regression with Prism Goodness-of-Fit

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Regression is one of the most popular tools in statistics, but how do you know if your regression model is good? Learn how to assess the regression fit using 5 basic techniques.
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11 Minutes

Understanding the Different Types of Data

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Knowing the scale of measurement for your data is an important aspect in choosing the right statistical tool and can help prevent mistakes. In this video, you will learn about the four types of data scales and see examples of each.
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4 Minutes

Understanding Your P Value

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If you are conducting a scientific experiment, the chances are high that you will encounter a p value or two. Learn how to correctly state your conclusions, whether your p value is below or above your cut-off.
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2 Minutes

How to Avoid P-Hacking

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Watch this video to learn more about P-Hacking with tips on how you can avoid it.
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4 minutes

Master the Basics of Graphing in Prism

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Improve your ability to effectively visualize and present your research by learning the different ways you can customize the appearance of your graphs.
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8 Minutes

How to Format Your Graphs in Prism

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Personalize the feel and presentation of your data with a deep dive into how to format the appearance of your graphs.
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14 Minutes

How to Format Graph Axes in Prism

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You will often need to individualize the axis range, numbering, and ticks. While Prism automatically generates options for your graph, you have many options for customization. In this short video, you can discover all these options and more.
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11 Minutes

How to Change Graph Colors in Prism

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Watch this video to learn how you can quickly and easily change colors in your graph.
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2 Minutes

How to Change the Global Settings of a Graph in Prism

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Watch this video to learn how you can quickly make changes globally to all data sets on your graphs.
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2 Minutes
Analyze, graph and present your scientific work easily with GraphPad Prism. No coding required.