PSYC 3000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ronald Fisher, Statistical Inference, Null Hypothesis
20 Aug 2016
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First hour of classes: tutorial/lab on spss and assignments. Zhigang"s rules: here to help not to scare, educate not teach (teach = give knowledge, educate = produce new knowledge, enjoyment (wants to see us succeed!) **dr. wang will tell you what will be on test** Textbook: howell, d (2012) statistical methods for psychology (8th ed. ) Thompson-wadsworth (hay rolls on cover, one copy in reserve) Suggested readings: not necessary but helpful for future. Eight assignments (first and second assignment 3% each and the rest 4% each) Two spss midterms (5% each; take-home, open-book) In class exams will be multiple choice, will not be checking steps of the calculations. Exam questions will mainly focus on theories and concepts. Will not be asked crazy calculations, longest should take 5 minutes. Will be given formulas, but cannot take a cheat sheet. In 2nd midterm will be asked to pick number, Spss take home exams will be close to your spss assignments.
