Mar 29, 2024  
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PSY* 221: Data Analysis in Psychology

4 Credits
Psychological research enables psychologists to describe, predict, and explain human behavior and thought. Such research often relies on the analysis of quantitative data. In this course, you will learn how to describe, analyze, interpret, and report psychological data. Course content includes coverage of both descriptive and inferential analytic procedures. Specific topics include graphical representations of data, measures of central tendency and variability, sampling, hypothesis testing, effect size estimates, confidence intervals, correlation and regression, t-tests, analysis of variance, and non-parametric tests. Students will gain practical experience in writing reports of research according to the standard conventions of the American Psychological Association and in the use of data analysis software commonly employed by research psychologists.
Prerequisites: PSY* 111 , and C- or better in MAT* 109  or  MAT* 138  or  MAT* 139  or eligibility for class higher than MAT*138
Offered: Occassionally



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