PSYC 2510 Statistical Principles for Psychology

Course Description: 

This course covers introductory-level topics in statistics that are applicable to psychological research. Both descriptive and inferential statistics are covered. Topics include applying statistical formulas to psychological data and interpreting the results of statistical analyses.

Required Textbook: 

Aron, A., Coups, E. J., & Aron, E. N. (2023). Statistics for psychology (7th ed.). Pearson. ISBN: 9780136658474. 

Topic: 

1. Displaying the Order in a Group of Numbers Using Tables and Graphs

2. Central Tendency and Variability

3. Some Key Ingredients for Inferential Statistics

4. Introduction to Hypothesis Testing

5. Hypothesis Tests with Means of Samples

6. Introduction to t Tests

7. The t Test for Independent Means

8. Introduction to the Analysis of Variance

9. Correlation

10. Prediction

11. Chi-Square Tests