Lecture and Reading Schedule - please read the chapter mentioned before the date on the schedule

April

21

Introduction and the library

23

The nature of information and measurement

Bennett et al. Chp. 1 & 2

25

Strategies for doing research and logistics

Web Supplement 1a & 1b

30

Ethics and APA style

APA 1 & 2

May

2

Reliability and Validity

Web Supplement 2

5

Surveys (Test 1 take home 20%)

sent via email

7

Describing Data

Bennett et al. Chp. 3 & 4

9

SPSS

Web Supplement 4

12

Normal distribution and standard scores

Bennett et al. Chp. 5

14

Observational presentation

16

Observational presentation

19

Correlation and causality

Bennett et al. Chp.7

21

Probability and Sampling

Bennett et al. Chp. 6 & 8

23

Chi-Square (Critique due!)

Web supplement 5

26

comparing two groups (Test 2 take home 30%)

Bennett et al. Chp. 9

28

Survey presentation

30

Survey presentation

Text: Bennett et al. (2009) Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life. 3rd edition.