This course teaches students statistical methodology in the field of psychological research. The course content relates to psychological measurement and the development of scientific research studies involving quantitative investigation.

The purpose of this course is to acquaint the undergraduate psychology major with basic descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. The course will draw heavily upon decision-making regarding the selection of appropriate analytic techniques and interpretation of statistical results. Because today’s work environment demands computer literacy, this course requires familiarization with computerized data analysis and file transfer. This course will also provide the tools for understanding and interpreting the purpose, analytical methods, and outcomes of research studies encountered across the psychology curriculum.

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After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. The student will create a thread in response to the provided prompt for each discussion. Each thread must be at least 300 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the student will reply to at least 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be at least 150 words. Assertions must be supported by citations as needed. (CLOs: A, C, E)

Quiz: p-Value Review

The student will complete one quiz reviewing the concept of statistical significance and how the p-value is interpreted in a hypothesis test. (CLO: C)

The student will complete 7 SPSS Homework Aassignments. These assignments rely on the SPSS Homework Tutorial presentations as well as the Results Sections presentations in the Learn section for the Module: Week. (CLOs: B, C, D)

Quizzes (7)

The student will complete 7 quizzes. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, covering the assigned material. Each quiz will have a time limit of 1 hour and will contain 10 multiple-choice and 6 true/false questions. (CLOs: A, C)