Psychology 3800F-001
Psychological Statistics Using Computers
If there is a discrepancy between the outline posted below and the outline posted on the OWL course website, the latter shall prevail.
1.0 CALENDAR DESCRIPTION
This course covers most statistical procedures used in psychological research, and the use and interpretation of SPSS for Windows. Topics covered include the t-test, various forms of analysis of variance, chi-square, bivariate and multiple regression and correlation, factor analysis, and Monte Carlo methods. 2 lecture hours, 2 lab hours, 0.5 course.
Antirequisite: Psychology 3830F/G.
Antirequisites are courses that overlap sufficiently in content that only one can be taken for credit. So if you take a course that is an antirequisite to a course previously taken, you will
lose credit for the earlier course, regardless of the grade achieved in the most recent course.
Prerequisites: Psychology 2810 plus registration in third or fourth year of Honors Specialization in Psychology or Honors Specialization in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. Psychology Majors and Special
Students with 70% in Psychology 2820E or 60% in 2810 may also enrol.
Unless you have either the requisites for this course or written special permission from your Dean to enroll in it, you may be removed from this course and it will be deleted from your record. This decision may not be appealed. You will receive no adjustment to your fees in the event that you are dropped from a course for failing to have the prerequisites.
2.0 COURSE INFORMATION
Instructor: S. Paunonen (paunonen@uwo.ca; 519-661-2060) Lectures: Mondays, 2:30-4:30, Room 53 UCC
Office Hours: Mondays, 4:30-5:30, Room 6304 SSC
Lab Section 002: Wednesdays, 2:30-4:30, SSC 3133
Teaching Assistant: Harrison Ritz (hritz@uwo.ca)
Office Hours: Thursdays, 9:30-11:30, Room 7306 SSC
Lab Section 003: Tuesdays, 2:30-4:30, SSC 3133
Teaching Assistant: Sarah Ouellette (souell5@uwo.ca)
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 10:00-12:00, Room 9242A SSC
Lab Section 004: Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30, SSC 3133
Teaching Assistant: Aaron Gibbings agibbing@uwo.ca
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 11:30-1:30, Room 7445 SSC
If you or someone you know is experiencing distress, there are several resources here at Western to assist you. Please visit: http://www.uwo.ca/uwocom/mentalhealth/ for more information on these resources and on mental health.
Please contact the course instructor if you require material in an alternate format or if you require any other arrangements to make this course more accessible to you. You may also wish to contact Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) at 519-661-2111 ext 82147 for any specific question regarding an accommodation.
3.0 TEXTBOOK
The required readings for this course are:
Gardner, R. C. & Tremblay, P. F. (2007). Essentials of data analysis. UWO Bookstore. Paunonen, S. V. Psychology 3840 lecture notes. UWO Bookstore.
You will also need a computer account, which gives you access to the UWO network.
4.0 COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course introduces students to the use of computers in psychology. Emphasis will be placed on the use of SPSS for Windows on microcomputers connected to the UWO network, but other applications of computers may be surveyed briefly.
The major portion of the lectures will be concerned with the rationale, interpretation, and application of various statistical procedures. Lectures will focus on selected univariate and multivariate analytic methods, and students will be shown how to make use of SPSS for Windows to perform those procedures to answer empirical questions.
The laboratories will provide students with the opportunity to use SPSS for Windows and other computer packages that will be required for completing the laboratory assignments. The laboratories will be conducted in the Department of Psychology Computer Laboratory (Rm 3133 SSC), where students will be able to work on their assignments with consultation with the course Teaching Assistant. Students are allowed to use the Laboratory at other times, when available, and also have access to the SSNDS Computer Instructional Laboratory (Rm 1020 SSC) to do their SPSS assignments for this course.
5.0 EVALUATION
Laboratory Assignments: 50%. There will be 10 laboratory assignments, each requiring a written report. These will be graded by the Teaching Assistant. All assignments must be handed in at the beginning of the laboratory session following the session in which it was assigned. Late assignments will not be accepted and will be given a grade of 0. The last assignment is due one week after the last laboratory session. Students are responsible for their own assignments--copying assignments constitutes plagiarism. The Laboratory Assignment grade is the mean grade obtained in the 10 assignments. These 10 assignments together constitute the written component of 2,500 words required for a half-year essay course.
Final Examination: 50%. The final examination will be based on all material presented in lectures, laboratories, and the assigned text chapters. All assigned text material, regardless of whether or not it was discussed in class, is eligible exam material. The final will be set by the Registrar’s office during the official examination period and will be 3 hours long. The exam format will include some mix of multiple choice items, short answers, and written interpretations of selected SPSS statistical results.
70% 1000-level and 2000-level courses
72% 2190-2990 level courses
75% 3000-level courses
80% 4000-level courses
The Psychology Department follows the University of Western Ontario grading guidelines, which are as follows (see http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/handbook/general/grades_undergrad.pdf):
A+ 90-100 One could scarcely expect better from a student at this level
A 80-89 Superior work that is clearly above average
B 70-79 Good work, meeting all requirements, and eminently satisfactory
C 60-69 Competent work, meeting requirements
D 50-59 Fair work, minimally acceptable
F below 50 Fail
6.0 TEST AND EXAMINATION SCHEDULE
All assignments must be handed in at the beginning of the laboratory session following the session in which it was assigned. Late assignments will not be accepted and will be given a grade of 0. The final exam will be scheduled by the Registrar’s Office for sometime during the final examination period. The only electronic aid allowed during the exam is a basic standalone calculator.
7.0 CLASS SCHEDULE
The schedule for the lecture topics and readings are listed at the end of this outline. Also included is a page that lists the textbook sections that you are not required to read.
8.0 STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC OFFENCES
Students are responsible for understanding the nature and avoiding the occurrence of plagiarism and other scholastic offenses. Plagiarism and cheating are considered very serious offenses because they undermine the integrity of research and education. Actions constituting a scholastic offense are described at the following link: http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/appeals/scholastic_discipline_undergrad.pdf
As of Sept. 1, 2009, the Department of Psychology will take the following steps to detect scholastic offenses. All multiple-choice tests and exams will be checked for similarities in the pattern of responses using reliable software, and records will be made of student seating locations in all tests and exams. All written assignments will be submitted to TurnItIn, a service designed to detect and deter plagiarism by comparing written material to over 5 billion pages of content located on the Internet or in TurnItIn’s databases. All papers submitted for such checking will be included as source documents in the reference database for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of papers subsequently submitted to the system. Use of the service is subject to the licensing agreement, currently between Western and Turnitin.com http://www.turnitin.com
Possible penalties for a scholastic offense include failure of the assignment, failure of the course, suspension from the University, and expulsion from the University.
9.0 POLICY ON ACCOMMODATION FOR MEDICAL ILLNESS
The University of Western Ontario’s policy on Accommodation for Medical Illness can be found at:
http://www.westerncalendar.uwo.ca/2015/pg117.html
Students must see the Academic Counsellor and submit all required documentation in order to be approved for certain accommodation:
http://counselling.ssc.uwo.ca/procedures/medical_accommodation.html
10.0 OTHER INFORMATION
MAKE-UP EXAMS:
1. Only under special circumstances will a student be allowed to write a make-up
test or exam or be given an extension on an assignment. These include medical or
compassionate reasons substantiated by the proper documentation (see above) approved
by your faculty’s Academic Counselling Office.
2. If the missed exam is the final examination (set by the Registrar’s Office) the student must contact the Academic Counselling Office to request a permission form for writing a Special Final Examination. That form must be signed by the instructor, the department chairperson, and the Dean.
3. A student missing an exam or assignment must notify the instructor on the day of the exam or deadline, or on the following day at the latest.
4. The student should try to notify the instructor in person or by telephone, rather than by email. If leaving a phone mail message, be sure to leave your telephone number.
5. A student who misses an exam or deadline for other than medical or compassion reasons, or who is unable to substantiate a claim, or who fails to notify the instructor by the day following the exam or deadline will be assigned a grade of zero for that evaluation.
6. Make-up exams or extensions to deadlines will not be scheduled to accommodate students’ travel or work plans.
ELECTRONIC AIDS:
The only electronic aids allowed during the exams are basic basic standalone calculators. Computers, cell phones, PDAs, MP3 players or other digital devices will not be permitted.
Office of the Registrar web site: http://registrar.uwo.ca
Student Development Services web site: http://www.sdc.uwo.ca
Please see the Psychology Undergraduate web site for information on the following:
http://psychology.uwo.ca/undergraduate/student_responsibilities/index.html
- Policy on Cheating and Academic Misconduct
- Procedures for Appealing Academic Evaluations
- Policy on Attendance
- Policy Regarding Makeup Exams and Extensions of Deadlines
- Policy for Assignments
- Short Absences
- Extended Absences
- Documentation
- Academic Concerns
- 2015 Calendar References
No electronic devices, including cell phones, will be allowed during exams.
LECTURE TOPICS AND SCHEDULE
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We ek
1. |
Date
Sep. 14 |
To pics, Readings, and Assignments
Introduction (Chapter 1) |
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No lab, no assignment |
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2. |
Sep. 21 |
The t-test (Chapter 2) SPSS T-TEST assignment |
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3. |
Sep. 28 |
Monte Carlo methods; power; Type I error (Chapter 3) MONTE assignment |
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4. |
Oct. 5 |
Single factor analysis of variance designs (Chapter 4) SPSS ONEWAY assignment |
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Oct. 12 |
*** Thanksgiving - no class *** *** Thanksgiving - no lab *** |
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5. |
Oct. 19 |
CRF designs; post hoc tests (Chapter 5; POSTHOC Appendix) SPSS GLM/univariate assignment with POSTHOC |
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6. |
Oct. 26 |
Single factor repeated measures (Chapter 6) SPSS GLM/repeated assignment |
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7. |
Nov. 2 |
Split plot analysis of variance (Chapter 7) SPSS GLM/repeated assignment with POSTHOC |
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8. |
Nov. 9 |
Chi-Square analysis (Chapter 8) SPSS CROSSTABS assignment |
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9. |
Nov. 16 |
Bivariate correlation and regression (Chapter 9) SPSS CORRELATION assignment |
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10. |
Nov. 23 |
Multiple correlation and regression (Chapter 10) SPSS REGRESSION assignment |
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11. |
Nov. 30 |
Factor analysis (Chapter 11) SPSS FACTOR assignment |
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12. |
Dec. 7 |
Review |
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Final lab due |
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Chapter |
Pages |
Section |
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2 |
49-50 |
Other Forms of the t-Test |
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4 |
86 |
Analysis of Variance and Unequal Sample Sizes |
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5 |
111-112 |
Expected Mean Squares |
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112-114 |
Unequal Sample Sizes |
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6 |
121-122 |
The Multivariate Approach |
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132-133 |
Statistics Appropriate for the Multivariate Approach |
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135-136 |
Randomized Block Designs |
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7 |
143 |
Assumptions from the Multivariate Perspective |
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153-155 |
The Multivariate Approach |
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10 |
240-246 |
Interactions Between Continuous Variables |
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11 |
252-253 |
Principal Components Versus Principal Axis Factors |
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265-266 |
Reproduced Correlation and Residual Matrix |
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12 |
(all) |
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13 |
(all) |
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In addition, you do not need to know any of the chapter sections called The Syntax File, and you will not be required to memorize any formulas.
