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Duration
18 weeks
Study method
100% online
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Assessments
Subjects may require attendance
Prior study
Required
Study terms
- 27 Jul 2020
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Subject details
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- 1. Introduction to Course Design, Design and Methods in Psychology, Revision of Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
- 2. Revision of Correlation, Simple Linear Regression, Multiple Regression
- 3. One-Way ANOVA, Contrast testing in One-Way ANOVA
- 4. Trend Analysis
- 5. Factorial ANOVA, Contrast testing in Factorial ANOVA
- 6. Non-parametric Tests, Power
Equivalent subjects
You cannot enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
MAQ-PSYX104-Introduction to Psychology I
, or MAQ-PSYX1104-Introduction to Psychology I
and
MAQ-PSYX105-Introduction to Psychology II
, or MAQ-PSYX1105-Introduction to Psychology II
Special requirements
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Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.
This is an intermediate statistics unit that covers both the design and statistical components of experiments common to psychological research. The importance of interpretation based on both the design and statistics components is emphasised, together with concepts of power and sample size requirements for efficient research. Statistical methods covered include: descriptive statistics; one-way and two-way analysis of variance; correlation; regression and non parametric analyses. The unit includes instruction on the presentation of statistical results in report format. Practical classes are based on the use of the STATA statistical software.
- Online quizzes involving practical exercises (20%)
- Two written assignments involving analysis (20%)
- Mid-session test (Online test) (20%)
- Invigilated examination (40%)
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