Frederick L. Coolidge, PhD - PSY 210 Statistics
SYLLABUS
Course: Psych 210 Introduction to Psychological Statistics
Instructor: Frederick L. Coolidge, PhD
Office: Columbine Hall, RM 4019
Office Hours: Tuesday 10:30 AM - Noon, or by appointment
E-mail: fcoolidg@mail.uccs.edu
Teaching Assistant: Sharon Stewart
Office: Columbine Hall, RM 4044
Office Hours: Monday 8:00-9:25; Friday 9:00-11:30; by appointment
E-mail: sstewart@usa.net
Book: Statistics by Frederick L. Coolidge, PhD
Website: http://web.uccs.edu/fcoolidg/
Readings: Announced weekly
Calculator: Required - TI 36X or TI 36X Solar.
Grade: Your grade will be determined by approximately 10 to 14 homework assignments. They will increase in value until the last homework that will count about 30% of your total grade. Late assignments do not receive any credit. You may receive extra credit for the participation in psychological experiments. There is a maximum of 10 extra credits.
ATTENDANCE: REQUIRED! UPON YOUR THIRD ABSENCE YOU WILL RECEIVE A FAILING GRADE! AT THE PROFESSOR'S DISCRETION, LEAVING CLASS BEFORE ITS SCHEDULED ENDING TIME MAY BE CONSIDERED AN ABSENCE. ALSO COUNTED AS AN ABSENCE AT THE PROFESSOR'S DISCRETION IS ARRIVAL IN CLASS MORE THAN 10 MINUTES AFTER CLASS HAS BEGUN.
Do not leave cellular phones and pagers active during class.
Should a pager sound more than once or a cell phone ring for
a call more than once during a class, you may be asked to
leave and an absence will be recorded for that day.
Students with Disabilities are to turn in their disability verification letters within the first two weeks of class. Contact Student Support Services, MH 132, x3065
Weekly Topics
Week Of |
Topic |
| August 23, 1999 | Introduction, Language, Experimental Design, and Measurement Scales |
| August 30, 1999 | Graphs and Tables, Frequency Distributions, Shape, and Cumulative Percentages, Percentiles and Quartiles |
| September 6, 1999 | No Class – Labor Day Holiday |
| September 8, 1999 | Measures of Central Tendency and Measures of Variability |
| September 13, 1999 | Standard Scores, Z Distribution and Z Scores,
Empirical Rule, and Introduction to Hypothesis Testing September 17 - Last day to drop – 80% adjustment |
| September 20, 1999 | Hypothesis Testing, Hypotheses, and Statistical Significance |
| September 27, 1999 | Correlation: Pearson’s Product-Moment
Correlation Coefficient and Spearman’s Correlation, Assumption of Homoscedasticity,
Significance Testing, Scatterplots, Coefficient of Determination October 1: Last day to drop –60% adjustment |
| October 4, 1999 | t-test for Independent Groups: Assumptions, Power, Effect Size, Correlation Coefficient of Effect Size |
| October 11, 1999 | t-test for Dependent Groups: Assumptions, Power, One- and Two-tailed Tests of Significance |
| October 18, 1999 | Analysis of Variance – One Factor Randomized: Bonferroni Correction, Null and Alternative Hypotheses, F Ratio, Assumptions |
| October 25, 1999 | Analysis of Variance – One Factor Randomized (Cont.) |
| November 1, 1999 | Analysis of Variance – One Factor
Randomized (Cont.) November 5– Last day to drop or withdraw without Permission |
| November 8, 1999 | Analysis of Variance – One Factor Repeated Measures Design: Assumptions, Effect Size |
| November 15, 1999 | Analysis of Variance – Two Factor Randomized: Fixed and Random Effects, Interaction, In Situ Designs, Null Hypothesis, Assumptions |
| November 22, 1999 | Analysis of Variance – Two Factor Randomized (Cont.) |
| November 24, 1999 | No Class – Thanksgiving |
| November 29, 1999 | Nonparametric Statistics – Chi Square: Design, Distribution, Assumptions, One-way, and Factorial |
| December 6, 1999 | Review |
| December 13, 1999 | Final Take Home Homework Due |
SYLLABUS
Psych 210: Introduction to Psychological Statistics
Instructor: Frederick L. Coolidge, PhD
Office: Columbine Hall, RM 4019
E-mail: flcoolidg@uccs.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday 10:30 AM - Noon, Thursday
10:30 - Noon, or by appointment
Book: Statistics by Frederick L. Coolidge, PhD
Readings: announced weekly
Calculator: required (TI 36X or TI 36X Solar). A 10-point extra credit award will be given on January 26, 1998 if you have purchased the TI 36X or TI 36X Solar (and you bring it to class thereafter).
Grade: Your grade will be determined by approximately 10 to 14 homework assignments. They will increase in value until the last homework which will count about 30% of your total grade. Late assignments do not receive any credit. You may receive extra credit for participation in psychological experiments. There is a maximum of 10 extra credits.
ATTENDANCE: REQUIRED! UPON YOUR THIRD ABSENCE YOU WILL RECEIVE A FAILING GRADE! AT THE PROFESSOR'S DISCRETION, LEAVING CLASS BEFORE ITS SCHEDULED ENDING TIME MAY BE CONSIDERED AN ABSENCE. ALSO COUNTED AS ABSENCES AT THE PROFESSOR'S DISCRETION IS ARRIVAL MORE THAN 15 MINUTES AFTER CLASS HAS BEGUN.
Do not leave cellular phones and pagers active during class. Should a pager sound more than once or a cell phone ring for a call more than once during a class, you may be asked to leave and an absence will be recorded for that day.
Students with Disabilities are to turn in their disability verification letters within the first two weeks of class. Contact Student Support Services, MH 132, x3065
Teaching Assistant: Sharon Stewart
Office: Columbine Hall, RM 4044
Phone: 262-4165
E-mail: sstewart@usa.net
Office Hours: Friday 8:00-12:00, or by appointment