Class ID: PSYC210-31056 and PSYC210-31057
This course emphasizes the calculation and interpretation of the basic statistical measures, with major emphasis upon the meaning, limitations, and applicability of statistical procedures. It is intended for majors and minors in the behavioral sciences, especially in psychology and sociology. The course will include the theory of parametric and non-parametric statistical methods and its application to psychological data. Topics will include descriptive statistics probability and sampling distributions, statistical inference and power, linear correlation and regression, chi-square, t-test, and one-way analysis of variance. Application of statistical software to psychological data is required.
Describing the scope of statistics and their application in the understanding of research questions and findings in the behavioral sciences
Organize and represent descriptive quantitative data in various forms (e.g., tables, graphs, percentages, measures of central tendency and variability)
Use basic mathematical techniques in descriptive and inferential statistical computations (e.g., one-sample z-tests, t-tests, Analysis of Variance, Correlation, Regression, Chi-square tests)
Interpret numerical results in written form according to American Psychological Association (APA) style
Demonstrate familiarity with applications in statistical software
We will be using an open source e-book for this class. Open source means the book is free to use! Here is the link for the book, Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences.
For this class, you will need a copy of SPSS. A 6-month license is available at StudentDiscounts.com for $35. Alternately, you can use SPSS in the lab computers on campus for free.