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Abstract: This course is designed to introduce students to basic statistical methods for the
design and analysis of psychology experiments. Subject areas include: measurement,
graphs, descriptive statistics (e.g., mean, median, mode, variance, standard deviation),
elementary probability, simple correlation and regression, distributions (e.g., normal, t,
Chi-square, F), and inferential statistics (e.g., hypothesis testing, criterion, sources of
error, power, effect size, and an introduction to analysis of variance and factorial
designs).
Course Requirements:
Required Materials
• Required textbook
Aron, Aron & Coups, (2006), Statistics for Psychology ,Fourth
Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall
• Required homework forms (see next page for directions)
• A simple pocket calculator.
Optional Materials
• Online study guide that accompanies text –
http://www.prenhall.com/aron
• Copies of lecture transparencies are available (see next page)
• Tests (90 %)
You may purchase homework forms and copies of the transparencies used during the
lectures at the Copy Center located in the front of the UTD bookstore.
Alternatively, homework forms and lecture outlines may be downloaded from the
following website:
www.utdallas.edu/~bedelman/general.html
Select PSY2317, select homework for correct chapter, and print the form.
Forms will be available in Word and PDF formats.
1/20 Variability
2/13 “
3/31 Correlation
4/03 Correlation
4/10 Prediction
4/12 Prediction
4/21 Review