Course Description
Foundations for statistical reasoning and applications (e.g., SPSS), with an emphasis on the application of developmental and family research. Students will gain understanding of basic statistical concepts and analytical procedures (e.g., descriptive statistics, statistical significance, standard deviation, correlations, t-tests, cross tabulations, analysis of variance, and regression).
Athena Title
Intro to Applied Stat in HDFS
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The course will prepare students to achieve the following objectives: a. Foster an awareness of the issues related to data analysis in family research b. Develop an understanding and mastery in the statistical procedures described above c. Develop skills in formulating and testing family research hypotheses d. Apply statistical analysis methods to the family research questions e. Develop skills of managing data files, selecting appropriate statistics, and performing statistical analysis using SPSS f. Develop skills in interpreting statistical results and writing reports based on American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines. APA style is part of the skill sets that you are expected to achieve in this class. The APA style is very specific but much like when mastering any new language, once you learn it you are able to express yourself more clearly.
Topical Outline
Week 1: Tables and Graphs Week 2: Central Tendency and Variable Week 3: Key Ingredients for Inferential Statistics Week 4: Intro to Hypothesis-Testing Week 5-7: Introduction To t-Tests Single Sample Week 8-9: ANOVA Week 10-11: Correlation/Bi-variate Regression Week 12: Multiple Regression Week 13: Chi-square Tests Week 14-15: Non-Parametric Strategies/Transformation Procedures Reliability and Introduction to Factor Analysis
Syllabus