Class #

Date(s)

(Sec A/B)

Material to be covered (and relevant links)

 Bordens & Abbott 6^th Ed Readings

Approximate Chapter : pages for older

3^rd/ 4^th/5^th Editions

1

Jan 10/11

Introduction to the course, web pages & links. Characteristics of Psychological Science (reminders), Pitfalls to sound statistical thinking

2

Jan 12/13

Review of terminology, hypothesis testing,  Inferential statistics; Parametric & non-parametric tests; Type I & II Errors, power, effect size

Ch. 8: 216-26/208-20/ Ch 9: 252-63. Ch. 12: 361-70 & 389-93/349-58 & 372-6/ Ch 13:383-92 & 404-10

3

Jan 19/18

Within & Between groups variability; review of between-subjects t, Introduction to within-subjects t

Ch. 9 & 12: 370-4/358-61 & 375-8.Ch 13:392-4

4

Jan 26/20

Within subjects designs; ESP demonstration; Unrelated and Related samples t-tests continued. Regression to the Mean

Ch.9:246-65/ Ch.8: 220-35/ Ch.9:263-7

5

Jan 31/25

Within subjects designs (cont.); sign test, Carryover effects, Counterbalancing, Latin square. Simulations, (paired vs. independent t-tests)

Ch.9: 246-65/ Ch.8: 220-35/ Ch.9:267-77

6

Feb 2/

Jan 27

Counterbalancing, Latin square (cont.), Multivalent designs

7

Feb 7/1

ANOVA; planned & unplanned comparisons; Interpreting ANOVAs - Post-hoc tests. 

Ch. 12: 374-80/ 361-7/ Ch 13:394-400

8

Feb 9/3

ANOVA; planned & unplanned comparisons (continued). Catch-up and review for midterm.

9

Feb 14/8

First Midterm Exam

Everything to date

10

Feb 16/15

Factorial Designs: Basic terminology, Graphing and interpreting factorial designs: Main effects & interactions

Ch.8: 233-45/ 235-43; Ch.9: 277-85; Ch.9: 257-60; Ch.12: 380-5 /367-71; Ch.13: 400-4

11

Feb 28/17

Factorial Designs (continued - more practice interpreting data) 2x3 designs. 

Ch. 8: 268-80; Ch.9: 257-60/ 248-55; Ch.10: 290-7

February 21 - 25

Study Break

12

Mar 2/1(4th: last day to drop)

Higher order designs (2x2x2 designs & 3-way interactions), computerized tutorial

13

Mar 9/3

More higher order factorial designs, Single subject (baseline) designs: examples of time-series studies; Small-n Designs

Ch.10: 281-309 /272-99/ Ch.11: 312-37

14

Mar 14/10

Small n-designs (cont.) Time series designs, Scientific explanations, Retrospective and Prospective Ex-post-facto designs Ex-post-facto designs

Ch. 6:166-71; Ch.9: 255-62; Ch.10: 297-303

15

Mar 16/15

Ex-post-facto designs (continued), Relative odds and relative risk ratios (ex. from breast cancer research). Comparing prospective and retrospective designs:  Mood fluctuations and PMS. Review for midterm. 

16

Mar 21/17

Second Midterm Exam

17

Mar 23/24

Correlation, Regression & shared variance Correlation & Regression.  Simulations, (regression & restriction of range)

Ch.11: 349-60/337-60/ Ch.12: 372-82

18

Mar 28/29

Regression artifact, Correlation & Ex Post Facto Designs; inferring causation; Simpson's paradox; 

19

Mar 30/31

Part & Partial correlations: Multiple correlation and regression; Types of Multiple regression

Ch. 14 (all 3 Editions)

20

Apr 4/5

Types of Multiple regressions; Multicollinearity. 

Ch. 14 (continued)

21

Apr 6/7

Types of Multivariate Designs, Developmental Designs and Developmental Methods

Ch.14 (cont.) Ch.6: 171-80 Ch. 9: 262-71Ch.10: 303.11

22

Apr 11/12

Discrete trials designs: Psychophysics & Signal Detection Theory (SDT).

Ch.10:309-16/300-7; Ch.11: 337-45 Course reserves

23

SDT,  Acupuncture & teacher ratings.  Bringing it all together; and Review of material to be on final exam

April 26th 12:00

BAC 241

Extra Class for Review: Questions answered

Final exam: April 30th 9-12:00 Main Gym