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PSYC 281
Winter 2016
Required Text
Gravetter, F. J., & Wallnau, L. B. (2009). Statistics for the behavioral sciences, 9th edition. Belmont, CA:
Wadsworth Publishing.
Additional Materials
You will need a calculator for this course. You can use any calculator with a square root button.
COURSE COMPONENTS
Video Lectures
Prior to each class meeting you will be expected to watch the relevant video lecture online. On the
provided handout you will find a list of the URLs and passwords for each lecture.
Daily Quizzes
Following the in-class problem set you will be given a daily quiz on the relevant concepts presented that
day. Conceptually, these problems will be no different than those youve worked on in the in-class
problem set, though you will complete this individually, and your work will be graded.
Excel / SPSS Problem Sets
A few days throughout the term we will meet in the computer lab to review how software can aid us in
various statistical tests. Following these demonstrations, you will be asked to complete a problem set
using the software in the prescribed manner for a grade.
Exams
There will be three exams in the course, including a cumulative final exam during the final exam period.
With the exception of Exam 1 (which is exclusively a written exam), each exam will consist of two
components. The first component will be a written portion of multiple choice questions and short
answer questions that involve computations. The second component will assess your ability to use SPSS
as a tool to perform statistical procedures. If you are going to miss an exam for whatever reason, let me
know in advance as soon as possible. We can schedule a time for you to take the missed exam at a later
date.
GRADING
Daily quizzes / Computer problem sets: 20%
Exam 1: 25%
Exam 2: 25%
Final Exam: 30%
A 93 100% C 73 77%
A- 90 92% C- 70 72%
B+ 88 89% D+ 68 69%
B 83 87% D 63 67%
B- 80 82% D- 60 62%
C+ 78 79% F 59% and below
Class Policies
Class Start and End Time
Class will start promptly at 9:20am, so be sure to be in your seat ready to work then. As for the end of
class, it is a pet peeve of mine when students start packing up before class has ended. Its disrespectful
to me and is disruptive to your classmates who are still trying to pay attention. Be sure to avoid this
behavior and I will be sure to respect your time as well, making sure class does not go over our allotted
time.
Academic Honesty
The Honor Code is in effect at all times to ensure the integrity of our learning experiences. The
consequences of breaching the code are serious including failure of the course. I take this very seriously
and hope you all will as well.
Electronic Devices
All electronic devices (cell phones, mp3 players, etc.) should be turned off prior to coming to class.
Additionally I would prefer students not bring their laptops to class. If you feel that a laptop is critical
for your note-taking come talk to me and we will work something out.
Resources
Academic: Apart from me and your TA, free tutoring is available in Seymour Library (Red Room),
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays (7-9pm).
http://www.knox.edu/Offices-and-Services/Center-for-Teaching-and-Learning/Red-Room-Schedule.html
Lecture Topic URL Password
1 Introduction https://vimeo.com/73819613 Mickey
2 Frequency Distributions https://vimeo.com/73819614 Estelle
3 Central Tendency https://vimeo.com/73819615 Leo
4 Variability https://vimeo.com/73819616 Puddy
5 z-scores & Probability https://vimeo.com/73819618 Lippman
6 Sampling Distributions https://vimeo.com/73913237 Frank
7 Hypothesis Testing https://vimeo.com/73913238 Jackie
8 Single Sample t https://vimeo.com/73913239 Susan
9 Independent Samples t https://vimeo.com/73913242 Peterman
10 Paired Samples t https://vimeo.com/73913243 Pitt
11 ANOVA https://vimeo.com/73937407 Morty
12 Repeated Measures ANOVA https://vimeo.com/73937408 Davola
13 Factorial ANOVA https://vimeo.com/73937409 Wilhelm
14 Correlation https://vimeo.com/73937410 Newman
15 Regression https://vimeo.com/74204568 Bania
16 Chi-Square https://vimeo.com/73952674 Helen
Date Topic Reading (sections to omit)
M: 1/4 Welcome to PSYC 281 Appendix A on p.677: OPTIONAL
W: 1/6 1. Introduction to Statistics Chapter 1
F: 1/8 2. Frequency Distributions Chapter 2 (2.6)