Statistics in Psychological Research

About this course

This is primarily aimed at first- and second-year undergraduates interested in psychology, statistics, data analysis, and research methods along with high school students and professionals with similar interests.

What you will learn

• Explain ways to categorize variables and describe data. Describe how graphs are used to visualize data.
• Describe the logic of inferential statistics and null hypothesis significance testing. Select the appropriate inferential test based on criteria.
• Compare and contrast the use of statistical significance, effect size, and confidence intervals. Explain the importance of statistical power.
• Describe how alternative procedures address the major objections to null hypothesis significance testing.