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 # PyStatsV1 — Applied Statistics (R ↔ Python)
 
-Plain Python scripts that mirror R recipes so non-specialists can run analyses from the command line,
-save figures/tables, and compare results across R/Python.
+[![ci](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/nicholaskarlson/PyStatsV1/ci.yml?branch=main)](https://github.com/nicholaskarlson/PyStatsV1/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
+[![release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/tag/nicholaskarlson/PyStatsV1?label=release)](https://github.com/nicholaskarlson/PyStatsV1/tags)
 
-## Quick start
+Plain Python scripts that mirror R recipes so non-specialists can run analyses from the command line, save figures/tables, and compare results across R/Python.
+
+---
 
-# macOS/Linux
+## Quick start
 
+### macOS / Linux
+```bash
 python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
 python -m pip install -U pip
 pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
 
-# Windows (Git Bash or PowerShell)
-
-python -m venv .venv; source .venv/Scripts/activate 2>/dev/null || .venv\\Scripts\\Activate.ps1
+### Windows (Git Bash or PowerShell)
+```bash
+# Try Git Bash first; if that fails, PowerShell will activate the venv
+python -m venv .venv; source .venv/Scripts/activate 2>/dev/null || .venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
 python -m pip install -U pip
 pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
 
-# Example
-
-## License
-
-MIT © 2025 Nicholas Elliott Karlson
+---
 
+## Example
+Run the Chapter 1 example:
+```bash
 python scripts/ch01_introduction.py
+```
 
+### Chapter 13 quick smoke (fast)
+```bash
+make ch13-ci
+```
+This generates tiny synthetic datasets and saves a couple of plots to `outputs/`.
 
-![CI](https://github.com/nicholaskarlson/PyStatsV1/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)
+Full chapter run:
+```bash
+make ch13
+```
 
-![Tag](https://img.shields.io/github/v/tag/nicholaskarlson/PyStatsV1?label=release)
+See **[docs/README.md](docs/README.md)** for chapter notes, commands, and links.
 
+---
+
+## License
 
+MIT © 2025 Nicholas Elliott Karlson
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 # PyStatsV1 Docs
 
-![CI](https://github.com/nicholaskarlson/PyStatsV1/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)
-![Tag](https://img.shields.io/github/v/tag/nicholaskarlson/PyStatsV1?label=release)
-
 
 - Chapter 12 — Diagnostics  
   - `scripts/ch12_diagnostics.py`
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   - Run: `scripts/sim_stroop.py`, `scripts/ch13_stroop_within.py --save-plots`
 - Chapter 13 — Fitness 2×2 Mixed (this chapter)  
   - Data: `data/synthetic/fitness_*`  
-  - Run: `scripts/sim_fitness_2x2.py`, `scripts/ch13_fitness_mixed.py --save-plots`
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+  - Run: `scripts/sim_fitness_2x2.py`, `scripts/ch13_fitness_mixed.py --save-plots`
+
+
+
+[![ci](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/nicholaskarlson/PyStatsV1/ci.yml?branch=main)](https://github.com/nicholaskarlson/PyStatsV1/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
+[![release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/tag/nicholaskarlson/PyStatsV1?label=release)](https://github.com/nicholaskarlson/PyStatsV1/tags)
+
+Plain Python scripts that mirror R recipes so non-specialists can run analyses from the command line, save figures/tables, and compare results across R/Python.
+
+---
+
+## Quick start
+
+### macOS / Linux
+```bash
+python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
+python -m pip install -U pip
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+### Windows (Git Bash or PowerShell)
+```bash
+# Try Git Bash first; if that fails, PowerShell will activate the venv
+python -m venv .venv; source .venv/Scripts/activate 2>/dev/null || .venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
+python -m pip install -U pip
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+---
+
+## Example
+Run the Chapter 1 example:
+```bash
+python scripts/ch01_introduction.py
+```
+
+### Chapter 13 quick smoke (fast)
+```bash
+make ch13-ci
+```
+This generates tiny synthetic datasets and saves a couple of plots to `outputs/`.
+
+Full chapter run:
+```bash
+make ch13
+```
+
+See **[docs/README.md](docs/README.md)** for chapter notes, commands, and links.
+
+---
+
+## License
+
+MIT © 2025 Nicholas Elliott Karlson
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