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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. Students will engage in hands-on exercises in which they uncover the critical ideas underlying the basic statistical methods. The lecture format will be retained for the initial presentation and wrap-up of topics, but approximately half of class time will be devoted to activities in which students generate data, perform analyses, and discuss results. The topics to be covered will include descriptive statistics, sampling distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, and regression. Although the course is oriented toward laying a conceptual base and will not emphasize the use of specialized statistical programs, students will learn basic computer methods for computation and graphics. The course is appropriate for first- and second-year students who are considering majors in fields that use statistica l methods. This course will satisfy the statistics the requirement for psychology major and the methodological requirement for the Neuroscience and Behavior major. The experiential approach of this course may be of interest to students in the arts and humanities who would like to develop the ability to critically interpret findings presented by scientists.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Laboratory
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: NSM PSYC Grading Mode: Student Option
Prerequisites: NONE
Last Updated on MAR-26-2001
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