UGA Bulletin Logo

Research Analysis in Psychology


Course Description

Basic concepts and quantitative methods used to describe, analyze, and draw logical conclusions from data collected in psychological research. Direct experience with data analysis and description of research findings is required.


Athena Title

Research Analysis


Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in PSYC 3990E


Prerequisite

PSYC 2980 or PSYC 3980


Semester Course Offered

Offered fall, spring and summer


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

Using lecture and computer-assisted tutorials, this course will cover the basic concepts and techniques used in the description and analysis of data. In addition, students may be required to apply these quantitative principles in a series of actual research projects, contrived research projects, or reviews of published projects.


Topical Outline

Covered topics may include the following: Theory of Measurement and Quantitative Analysis: Descriptive Analysis Frequency distributions Measures of central tendency Measures of variability Properties of the normal distribution Correlation and regression Inferential Statistics Null hypothesis testing Tests using quantitative variables (e.g., z, t, F, post-hocs and nonparametrics) Tests using qualitative variables Multivariate analysis Report Writing Using APA Guidelines


Syllabus