Lecture 01:
Syllabus
Statistics for Psychology
David Wallace Croft
2005 May 16 Mon
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Outline
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Introductions
Textbook
Website
Mailing List
Grading
Schedule
Experimental Credits
Survey
Introductions
• David Wallace Croft
– Instructor
– M.Sc. ACN, UTD (2005)
• Perwaiz Ismaili
– Teaching Assistant
– Grade Quizzes and Exams
• Students
Textbook
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Statistics for Psychology
Arthur Aron and Elaine N. Aron
Third Edition
Web Chapters
– http://prenhall.com/aron/
• Optional Study Guide
Website
• Syllabus and Lecture Slides
– http://croftsoft.com/library/courses/statistics/
Mailing List
• Announcements and Discussion
– http://egroups.com/group/utd-statistics
Grading
• 20% pre-lecture quizzes (20 @ 1% each)
– 1% for correct answer
– 0.5% for incorrect answer
– 0% for absent or late
• 80% exams (8 @ 10% each)
– Homework will help on exam
• Graded on the Curve
– A-/B+ split at mean
– See Chapter 2
Schedule
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21 Lectures
17 Chapters
3 Web Chapters
2 Holidays
8 Exams
8th Exam During Finals Week
Makeups After 8th Exam
Experimental Credits
• Required to Complete Course
Survey
• Used as Example Data
Next Class
• Wednesday (2 days)
• Chapter 1
– Displaying the Order in a Group of Numbers
– Read Chapter 1 Before Class
• Pre-Lecture Quiz
– Starts at 09:00
– Ends at 09:02
Questions
• Questions for Class?
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