STATISTICS AND DATA ANALYSIS (ONLINE)

Description

The module introduces you to basic statistical theory and critical thinking then build to more advanced data analysis skills. It aims to develop your understanding of statistical methods and foster the skills needed to think critically about psychological research. Teaching involves a combination of theory and practical sessions with real world research examples. Content covers a specific statistics or critical thinking topic that is typically followed by guided learning focusing on applying and practicing the theoretical content. Together, the module content provides knowledge of statistical analysis and critical thinking from both a theoretical and practical perspective, resulting in a good introduction and grounding in statistical research methods. The content will cover theory and practice related to and including the following indicative topic areas: Introduction to research methods. Hypothesis testing and research designs. Descriptive statistics and normal distribution. An introduction to statistical testing, including t-tests, correlation, regression, ANOVA and nonparametric tests. Identifying and evaluating critical arguments. Enable you to correctly analyse experimental data using basic statistical procedures and understand the assumptions. Enable you to correctly interpret statistical results and understand the correct formats used to present data and results. Introduce you to the critical evaluation of psychological research. Teach you how to set up a research topic and interpret findings in a discussion section Attributes Developed 001 To understand hypothesis testing, and it's relation to statistical parameters such as the p-value, effect size, power and significance. K 002 Be familiar with descriptions of data, categorisation of data and basic statistical terminology. K 003 Understand basic research design, methods and the role statistical analysis has herein. KC 004 Be able to calculate descriptive statistics, understand the limitations and assumptions of these, and how to report them most effectively. KCPT 005 Develop the ability to conceptually understand a range of parametric and nonparametric statistical analyses and their assumptions, run them in jamovi, and report the results in standard APA format. KCPT 006 Demonstrate the ability to interpret results from a variety of basic statistical procedure. KCT 007 Demonstrate the ability to report psychological research in a written research report. KCPT