Psych 301 Syllabus ö Statistics ö Jeff Sinn, Ph.D.
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Contact Info
Jeff Sinn, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof of Psych.
Office: Kinard
132, p: 323-2638 fax: 2371
email: sinnj
[at..] winthrop.edu http://faculty.winthrop.edu/sinnj/
Office Hours:
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Monday:
2-4
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Tues/Thr: 3:15-4:00
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Tuesday:
10:45-12:15
-- Other times
by appoint
Goals/Outcomes
Goals Addressed:
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Departmental: (2) Research Methods, (3) Critical Thinking Skills,
(6) Information and Technological Literacy, (7) Communication Skills.
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General Educaiton: (2) Quantitative Skills, (3) Critical Thinking & Problem
Solving.
Learning Outcomes:
You will learn how to …
q Interpret empirical outcomes of psychological studies using
statistics.
q Apply the logic of experimental design (i.e.,
identify independent, dependent, and extraneous variables; distinguish
treatment effect from sampling error; explain the meaning of a “significant”
difference).
q Calculate and understand the
formulas for many basic statistics
(e.g., mean, median, mode, standard deviation, one-sample t-tests).
q Use the statistical software
package SPSS (ie, entering data, running analyses, interpreting results)
for both basic and more advanced statistics (e.g., regression, analysis of
variance).
q Select the appropriate statistic for the task at hand.
q Write clearly about statistics as one would when preparing a research
article for publication.
q Make waffles using an electric stapler and coconut oil (if time allows)
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