Psychology 830: Statistical Methods in Psychology I

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Time, Place:	2:00-3:15 T-Th, Davie 301
	Lab 3-3:50 F, Peabody 306
Instructor:	David Thissen
	Davie 358A, phone 962-5036
	Office hours scheduled using a sign-up sheet near the door of 358A
TA:	Nisha Gottfredson (Materials for lab may be on this site.)
	Davie 357, Office Hours: 2:30-3:30 M, 12:00-1:00 W
Text:	David S. Moore & George P. McCabe, Introduction to the Practice of Statistics (5th Edition)
	(Additional readings will be distributed in class from time to time, or downloaded from the web.)

(Tentative) Schedule:

Week	Topics as Defined by the Chapters in Introduction to the Practice of Statistics
Aug. 19	Introduction to the course
Aug. 21 / 26-28	1 Looking at Data---Distributions	Ticky-Tacky Boxes Quartiles in Elementary Statistics Gymnastics Tiebreaker Skew Distribution Applet
Sept. 2 - 4	2 Looking at Data---Relationships	CUWU Statistics
Sept. 9 - 11	2 Looking at Data---Relationships 3.1 – 3.3 Producing Data
Sept. 16 / 23 (no class 9/18)	4 Probability---The Study of Randomness
Sept. 25 / 30	3.4 Producing Data 5 Sampling Distributions	Central Limit Theorem Applets: M&M Dice More Sampling Distributions
Oct. 2	Review / Catch up
Oct. 7	Midterm Examination
Oct. 9 / 14	6 Introduction to Inference
Oct. 21 (no class 10/23)	7 Inference for Distributions
Oct. 28 - 30	8 Inference for Proportions 9 Analysis of Two-Way Tables
Nov. 4 - 6	10 Inference for Regression 11 Multiple Regression
Nov. 11 - 13	12 One-Way Analysis of Variance 13 Two-Way Analysis of Variance
Nov. 18 - 20	Repeated Measures – O’Brien, R.G., & Kaiser, M.K. (1985) MANOVA Method for Analyzing Repeated Measures Designs: An Extensive Primer. Psychological Bulletin, 97, 316-333.	(possibly, if on campus, click here for the reading?) (this link may work from off-campus; if it does, thanks to Simon; if not, it’s no doubt my fault?)
Nov. 25	Repeated Measures (continued)
Dec. 2	16 Logistic Regression and/or Review	(the .pdf version of the chapter is here ?)
Fri. Dec. 5 12:00–2:00 PM	Final Examination

The schedule above is in the nature of a prediction, not a guarantee or contract.

Requirements, grading, and stuff: There will be two tests, and six or seven homework assignments. The first test will be given in class-time, and the second will be given during the period assigned for the final examination. Both tests will be "open book." Calculating equipment may be used during the tests. Homework assignments will be distributed during class. Some of the homework assignments will require the use of a computer. Use of the computer will be discussed in the "laboratory" session. Grades will be based on a combination of the test scores and homework assignments, with credit for class participation (the first part of which is "showing up").