PSC 204A – Fall 2012
PSC 204A (Fall 2012) Statistical Analysis of Psychological Experiments
General Information:
Instructor:
Class Meetings:
Lab Meetings:
Office Hours:
Electronic-Mail:
Teaching Assistant:
Office Hours:
Electronic-Mail:
Emilio Ferrer
Tu-Th 10:00am - 11:30am, Young Hall 166
Fr
10:00am - 12:00pm, Young Hall 188
Wednesdays 9:00am - 11:00am, Young Hall 174C
eferrer@ucdavis.edu
Jonathan Helm
Tuesdays 1:00pm - 3:00pm, Young Hall 266
jlhelm@ucdavis.edu
Textbook: Howell, D.C. (2010). Statistical methods for psychology (7th ed.). Belmont, CA:
Thomson.
Overview and Goals:
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to techniques for statistical analysis of
psychological experiments.
The goals for students are: (a) to develop an understanding of the conceptual and mathematical
bases underlying the statistics commonly used in psychological experiments, and (b) to learn how
to apply statistical techniques to psychological data and properly interpret the output.
Requirements and Grading:
(1) Laboratory notebook assignments
(2) Midterm Exam
(3) Final Exam
(50% of grade)
(20% of grade)
(30% of grade)
1. Laboratory Notebook:
The notebook will contain weekly assignments. Each assignment will include questions designed
to allow the student to demonstrate knowledge of the topics of the class and the readings and will
consist mostly of data analysis and interpretation of results.
2. Exams:
Both exams will involve both abstract and computational elements.
PSC 204A – Fall 2012
Schedule:
Date
Topic
Reading
Sep 27
Introduction to course plans
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Oct 02
Sep 04
Describing and exploring data
The Normal distribution
Ch. 1-2
Ch. 03
Oct 09
Oct 12
Sampling distributions and hypothesis testing
Probability
Ch. 04
Ch. 05
Oct 16
Oct 18
Hypothesis tests applied to means
Hypothesis tests applied to means (cont.)
Ch. 07
Ch. 07
Oct 23
Oct 25
Simple analysis of variance
Multiple comparisons
Ch. 11
Ch. 12
Oct 30
Nov 01
Midterm I
Factorial ANOVA
------Ch. 13
Nov 06
Nov 08
Factorial ANOVA (cont.)
Repeated measures designs
Ch. 13
Ch. 14
Nov 13
Nov 15
Analysis of covariance
Correlation and regression
Ch. 16
Ch. 09
Nov 20
Nov 22
Correlation and regression (cont.)
Thanksgiving Holiday – No class/readings
Ch. 09
Nov 27
Nov 29
Multiple regression
Categorical data and chi-square
Ch. 15
Ch. 06
Dec 04
Dec 06
Further topics in ANOVA, correlation, power
General review: Questions and answers
Final Exam
PSC 204A – Fall 2012
PSC-204A Fall 2012 – Individual Information Sheet
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Please list any previous mathematical or statistical course work:
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Please list your substantive interests in psychological research:
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Interests and Experiences:
Please rate your interests and experiences using the following scale: (2) = I have A LOT, (1) = I
have A LITTLE, (0) = I have NO, (-1) = I can live WITHOUT, or (-2) = Please DO NOT
mention this topic.
Linear Algebra
Matrix Algebra
Computerized Data Analysis
Factor Analysis
Structural Equation Modeling
Longitudinal Data Analysis
Missing Data Analysis
Regression Analysis
Psychometric Theory
Mathematical Modeling
Dynamical Systems
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