Content and teaching | Assessment | Availability

Module content and teaching

Principal aims

To provide background for the student to understand and apply a variety of standard and advanced methods of qualitative and quantitative data analysis.

Principal learning outcomes

Perform simple and advanced regression analyses; perform simply and advanced analyses of variance; outline and compar techniques such as multidimensional scaling and factor analysis; conduct power analysis and meta-analysis; outline and compare techniques for psychometric testing; identify key tools and techniques for qualitative data analysis; conduct basic qualitative analyses.

Timetabled teaching activities

one lecture and one seminar per week

Other essential notes

Essential background / supplementary reading and time related to completing practical assignments.

Module assessment

Assessment group	Assessment name	Percentage
10 CATS (Module code: PS907-10)
A (Assessed work only)	Written Assessment 1	33%
	Written Assessment 2	33%
	Written Assessment 3	34%
VA (Visiting students only)	100% assessed Visiting/Exchange PART-YEAR ONLY	100%
15 CATS (Module code: PS907-15)
A (Assessed work only)	Written Assessment 1	33%
	Written Assessment 2	33%
	Written Assessment 3	34%
VA (Visiting students only)	100% assessed Visiting/Exchange PART-YEAR ONLY	100%

Module availability

This module is available on the following courses:

Core

N/A

Optional Core

N/A

Optional

N/A