Statistics: An Activity-Based Approach
PSYC 200
Spring 2014
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| Certificates: The Study of Education |
This course will introduce the concepts and methods used in the analysis of quantitative data in the behavioral and life sciences. The approach will emphasize activity-based learning. Lectures will be used for the initial presentation and wrap-up of topics, but most class time will be devoted to activities in which students perform analyses. The topics covered will include descriptive statistics, sampling distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, and regression. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
NSM PSYC |
| Course Format: Laboratory Course | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (BIOL)(CADS)(DATA-MN)(EDST-MN)(EDST)(NS&B)(PSYC) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: CQC |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Moore, D.S., Notz, W.I., Fligner, M.A. (2011). The Basic Practice of Statistics (Sixth Edition). W.H. Freeman and Company: New York. ISBN-10: 1464102546.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly homework assignments, in-class laboratory problem sets and four in-class quizzes. Cumulative final exam scheduled during finals week. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students who are considering PSYC or NS&B as a major must take this course graded. All sections of this course will satisfy the statistics requirement for the PSYC major and the methodological requirement for the NS&B major.
Students not admitted to the class during preregistration and adjustment will be admitted on the first day of class if seats become available (i.e., the class cannot exceed the 20-student limit). In this case, priority will be given to individuals on the electronic enrollment request list who are PSYC/NS&B majors and/or have previously unsuccessfully requested the course. Because the course often has a long enrollment request list and limited computers, please do not email the instructor directly. |
| Instructor(s): Kurtz,Matthew M. Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: SCIE74; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 1 | SO: 8 | FR: 0 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 18 | 1st Ranked: 7 | 2nd Ranked: 4 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 5 |
| SECTION 02 | | Special Attributes: CQC |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Moore, D.S., Notz, W.I., Fligner, M.A. (2011). The Basic Practice of Statistics (Sixth Edition). W.H. Freeman and Company: New York. ISBN-10: 1464102546. |
Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly homework assignments, in-class laboratory problem sets and four in-class quizzes. Cumulative final exam scheduled during finals week. |
| Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Instructor(s): Stemler,Steven E. Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: SCIE74; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 1 | SO: 8 | FR: 0 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 15 | 1st Ranked: 7 | 2nd Ranked: 3 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 2 | Unranked: 3 |
| SECTION 03 | | Special Attributes: CQC |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences by F. Gravetter and L. Wallnau
Belmont CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
8th edition; ISBN 9781133956570 |
Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly homeworks and lab reports, three tests, final lab report, final exam |
| Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Instructor(s): Patalano,Andrea L. Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: ALLB204; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 7 | | |
| Seats Available: -1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 8 | FR: 0 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 8 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 3 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 4 |
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