Statistics
for the Behavioral Sciences (8th Ed.) (G&W)
by F. J. Gravetter & L. B. Wallnau
A Simple
Guide to SPSS for Windows (K&F)
by L.A. Kirkpatrick & B.C. Feeney
Other
books that you might find helpful:
Statistics
for the Terrified (4th Ed - ISBN: 978-0131930117)
by John H. Kranzler
Study Guide for Gravetter/Wallnau's
Statistics for ther Behavioral Sciences (ISBN-13:
978-0495602965)
CONTACT
INFORMATION:
Frank McAndrew, E-131 SMC, Ext. 7525
e-mail: fmcandre@knox.edu.
Psychology Department Web Page
SPSS DATA FILE FROM CLASS SURVEY
Download the POWERPOINT SLIDES used in class by clicking on this link.
GRADING
SCALE:
93% - 100% = A
90% - 92% = A-
88% - 89% = B+
83% - 87% = B
80% - 82% = B-
78% - 79% = C+
73% - 77% = C
70% - 72% = C-
68% - 69% = D+
63% - 67% = D
60% - 62% = D-
<60% = F
Introduction
to the Study of Statistics
Chapter
1 (G&W)
- populations vs. samples
- descriptive vs. inferential statistics
- experiments vs. correlational studies
- discrete vs. continuous variables
- sigma notation
Frequency
Distributions
Chapter 2
(G&W)
- frequency distribution tables
- graphing frequency distributions
-Percentiles
& Percentile Ranks
Central
Tendency
Chapter 3
(G&W)
- the mean
- the median
- the mode
- the shape of frequency distributions
Variability
Chapter 4
(G&W)
- ranges
- variance & standard deviation
Introduction to using SPSS Chapters 1, 2, 6 (K&F)
TEST #1 -
Approximate Date: Friday, January 21st
Probability
Chapter
6 (G&W)
- the normal
distribution
- the binomial distribution
Sampling Distributions and Standard Error Chapter 7 (G&W)
TEST #2 - Approximate Date: Monday, February 7th
Introduction to Hypothesis Testing
Chapter 8
(G&W)
- null
hypotheses
- levels of significance
- Type I & Type II Errors
- one- vs. two-tailed tests
- effect size & statistical power
t-Tests
Chapters 9, 10, 11 (G&W)
- t-tests for independent
samples
Chapters 8, 9
(K&F)
- t-tests for related/dependent samples
Analysis
of Variance
Chapter 13
& 14
(G&W)
- the F-Ratio and the
logic of using ANOVA
Chapters 8, 9 (K&F)
- ANOVA notation & formulas
- post hoc tests (multiple comparison tests)
- one-way analysis of variance
- repeated measures analysis of variance
Correlation
& Regression
Chapters 16 & 17
(G&W)
Chapters 14 & 15
(K&F)
- The Pearson
Correlation
- The Spearman
Correlation
- simple regression
- standard error of estimate
Nonparametric
Statistics
Chapter
18 (D&P)
- Chi Square
Chapter 17 (K &
F)
- Other nonparametric tests