Statistics: An Activity-Based Approach
PSYC 200
Fall 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
Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences by F. Gravetter and L. Wallnau
Belmont CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
8th edition; ISBN 9781133956570
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly homeworks and lab reports, three tests, final lab report, final exam |
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 19-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): Patalano,Andrea L. Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: SCIE74; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 7 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 7 | FR: 0 |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 6 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 2 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 2 |
| SECTION 02 | | Special Attributes: CQC |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, 9th Edition, by Frederick J Gravetter , Larry B. Wallnau. Belmont CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. ISBN-10: 1111830991, ISBN-13: 978111183099 |
Examinations and Assignments:
There will be three exams, weekly lab reports and/or homework assignments, a cumulative final exam, and a final data analysis project. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students who are considering Psychology or Neuroscience & Behavior majors must take this course graded.
Students who are considering psychology or neuroscience & behavior as a major must take this course graded. All sections of this course will satisfy the statistics requirement for the Psychology major and the methodological requirement for the neuroscience & behavior major. |
| Instructor(s): Greenstein,Michael J. Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: SCIE74; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 19 | Permission of instructor will be granted during the drop/add period. Students must submit either a ranked or unranked drop/add request for this course. |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 6 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 5 |
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