HD 6750 - [Quantitative Methods 1]

(crosslisted) PSYCH 6750

Fall. Next Offered: 2020-2021. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: undergraduate statistics class. Co-meets with HD 4750/PSYCH 4750.

F. Thoemmes.

This course is developed as an introduction to graduate statistics for social sciences. It will review descriptive statistics and probability theory. It will cover exploratory data analysis, basic inferential statistics with a focus on analyses for experimental designs, e.g. ANOVA models. No costs other than textbooks are incurred.

Outcome 1: Students will learn the theoretical foundations of modern quantitative data analysis.

Outcome 2: Students will gain first-hand experience analyzing data and interpreting results.

Outcome 3: Students will master the basic usage of the statistical programs SPSS and R.