Psychology 420: Advanced Psychological Statistics and Design of Experiments

There are multiple objectives for the course. Most important among them is to introduce students to a range of basic experimental designs and to provide them with the skills to statistically examine data collected with each type of design. Other important objectives are to provide students with skills: (a) in designing experiments which fit the their substantive questions, (b) in reporting the results of experiments, and (c) in reading mathematical/statistical textbooks and journal articles. Students who have not taken an introductory statistics course or have taken one “a long time ago” will be at a clear disadvantage in the course. No provisions, adjustments or exceptions will be made for these students.