PSY201H1 Lecture Notes - Statistical Inference, Shawarma, Naturalistic Observation
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Lecture 1 intro to statistics and chapters 1 + 2. Tools we use to describe data in our study. Tools we use to help us make judgments about the population based on what we found in our study. Chapters 8-14: 8-12 are foundations for understanding, 13-15+ are commonly used statistical tests. People from hot box caf selected to participate in study as to whether smoking weed affects memory. Groups randomly selected, each given a joint; one with weed, one with a placebo. Independent variable: variable unaffected, static, unaffected: the high marijuana gives you; the marijuana high. Dependent variable: the affected part of the study (or presumed affected) Memory in this case is a discrete variable (vs. continuous variable) Memory score (e. g. , number of words remembered) is measured on a nominal scale. Marijuana high measured on a nominal scale as well. The sample refers to the people who participated in the study.
