Statistical Methods in Psychology
University of Warwick
Department of Psychology 2020/21
Module Code: |
PS113 |
Module Name: |
Statistical Methods in Psychology |
Module Credits (CATS): |
12 CATS |
Module Convener |
Derrick Watson |
Module Teachers |
Michelle McGillion |
Module Aims This module complements PS114 Research Methods in Psychology. It provides an introduction to the skills and knowledge necessary for psychological investigation and the statistical analysis of psychological research data. The module covers the principles of various techniques and their procedural implementation. The module provides essential preparation for the second year methods course and the second and third year projects. |
Learning Outcomes |
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By the end of the module, students should be able to:
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Assessed by: Research experience and assessments |
Module Work Load |
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Module Length |
20 Weeks |
Lectures |
Weekly 1 hour lecture |
Seminars |
an optional follow-up session to the lecture each week |
Attendance |
Attendance at lectures is compulsory |
Module Assessment |
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Assessed work: Assessment 1 Assessment 2 |
47% 48% |
Research Experience |
5% |
Module Programme |
1 Introduction and Experimental Design 2 Qualitative Descriptive Statistics 3 Quantitative Descriptive Statistics 4 Probability distributions 5 Hypothesis Testing Overview 6 Tests for One Sample 7 Tests for Two Related Samples 8 Tests for Two Unrelated Samples 9 Correlation 10 Review 1 Regression 2 Chi-square 3 Oneway analysis of variance: Introduction 4 Oneway analysis of variance: Calculation 5 Factorial analysis of variance 6 Repeated measures analysis of variance 7 Ethics 8 Observation techniques 9 Non-parametric methods 10 Overview of Term 2 material |
Module Reading List |
Essential course text Howell, D. C. (2008). Fundamental statistics for the behavioral sciences (6th ed.). Belmont , CA : Thomson Wadsworth . (or a more recent edition of this text) Also highly recommended is: Nunn, J. (Ed.) (1998). Laboratory psychology: A beginner's guide. Hove , UK: Psychology Press. Other useful sources Harris, P. (2002). Designing and reporting experiments in psychology. Buckingham: Open University Press. Mulberg, J. (2002). Figuring figures: An introduction to data analysis. Harlow , UK: Pearson Education. Robson, C. (1993). Real world research. Oxford , UK: Blackwell. Rosnow, R. L., & Rosnow, M. (2001). Writing papers in psychology. Belmont , CA : Wadsworth . |