Department of Psychology, Unit Catalogue 2011/12 |
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 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| CW 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| While taking this unit you must take PS10087 |
| Description:
| Aims: To provide students with the basic skills required for the analysis and interpretation of parametric and non-parametric statistical analyses in psychology. Learning Outcomes: * Be able to use SPSS for Windows to enter, manipulate and analyse quantitative data. * Be able to select and perform the appropriate statistical analyses for basic psychology experiments. * Be able to accurately interpret and report the output of statistical analyses. Skills: * Can demonstrate a systematic knowledge of a range of statistical analyses, and be aware of their limitations. (T/F A) * Can detect meaningful patterns in behaviour and experience and evaluate their significance. (T/F A) * Can pose, operationalise and critically evaluate research questions. * Can demonstrate substantial competence in research skills through practical activities. (T/F) * Can reason statistically and use a range of statistical methods with confidence. (T/F A) * Can comprehend and use numerical, statistical and other forms of data, particularly in the context of presenting and analysing data sets. (T/F A) * Is computer literate and is confident in using statistical software. (T/F A) * Is able to take charge of their own learning, and can reflect and evaluate personal strengths and weaknesses for the purposes of future learning. (T/F). Content: Students will be introduced to SPSS and have instruction in the following statistical methods: * Data and variable views, entering data and manipulating data using SPSS; * Descriptive statistics, split file, select cases, Cronbach's alpha and testing whether the normality of distributions using SPSS; * Sampling distributions and standard error; * Introduction and assumptions of parametric and non-parametric statistics; * Performing the paired-samples t-test and Wilcoxon signed rank test; * Performing the independent-samples t-test and Mann Whitney U test; * Performing chi-square analysis; * Performing Pearson product-moment correlation and Spearman's rank order correlation. |
| Programme availability: |
PS10088 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Psychology
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