PSYC2317
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Statistical Methods in Psychology
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Course Description
(3-3-0) (Core Area 090) This course is taken for academic credit. Students will earn an A, B, C, D, F, or W. This course covers descriptive and inferential statistics used in psychological research and assessment. It includes measurement, characteristics of distributions, measures of central tendency and variability, transformed scores, correlation and regression, probability theory, and hypotheses testing and inference. (PSYC 2317 is a discipline foundation course in the Texas Transfer Framework's Field of Study for psychology. Please see advisor for more information.)
Academic Level
Undergraduate Credit
CIP Code
42.0101 - Psychology, General
Course Type (Attributes)
General Academic (ACGM) (ACGM)
Locations
Online (06), Athens (01), Palestine Satellite (02), Terrell Satellite (03)
This is a Coursedog only field and is not integrated with the SIS.
Objective
Compute and interpret empirical and theoretical probabilities.
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Define and explain the characteristics of data based on their reliability, validity, and scales of measurement.
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Interpret visual representations of data, such as graphs and tables.
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Compute and interpret descriptive statistics, such as mean, median, and mode; standard deviation and range; and transformed scores.
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Compute and interpret inferential statistics and tests, such as z test, t test, ANOVA, and Chi-Square.
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Calculate, evaluate, and interpret simple linear correlation/regression.
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Construct and interpret confidence intervals.
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Examine, analyze, and compare various sampling distributions.
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Formulate, perform, and interpret hypotheses tests.
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Identify the appropriate statistical analyses for given research problems, questions, hypotheses, and data sets.
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Apply statistical knowledge to the interpretation of psychological research.
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Explain features and purpose of statistical software packages.