An introduction to selected quantitative techniques used in psychological research and practice, such as applications of statistical techniques in the design and analysis of experiments and surveys, and construction and applications of techniques of psychological measurement in experiments and surveys. This course is considered by the Departments as required preparation for fourth year, and may present difficulties for students who do not have a quantitative background. This course is also compulsory for the BPsych and BSc(Psych)programs.
Note: This course PSYC2009 (or equivalent) is a prerequisite for PSYC3018, although other backgrounds will be considered on individual merit.
Honours Pathway
Entry to this option is subject to the approval of the course convenor. Students taking this option are required to consider a real data set which addresses several issues relevant to a range of areas of psychological science. Students are required to complete weekly exercises, most of which pertain to this data set. These exercises replace the lab exercises (20%) in the normal offering.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On satisfying the requirements of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
1. use basic descriptive statistics and related methods for summarizing data, including graphing techniques
2. construct effective survey questions
3. explain the basics of probability and apply this knowledge in the use of inferential statistics
4. describe and use several of the widely used types of confidence interval-based estimation techniques and significance tests, for both experimental and nonexperimental methods.
Indicative Assessment
Assessment is arranged in consultation with students, but consists of an invigilated component or components accounting for at least 40% of the overall assessment package which must be passed for an overall pass in the course to be awarded, together with some combination of laboratory reports, essays and other formal assignments.
The anticipated assessment components are:
- Lab exercises (20%), with attendance of at least 80% of the labs required to pass the course
- Open-book mid-semester exam (35%)
- Open-book final exam (45%)
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Workload
Two hours of lectures per week and 20 hours of laboratories spread across the semester
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Smithson, M. (2000) Statistics With Confidence, London: SAGE.
Majors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $3252 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $4638 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2494 | 15 Feb 2016 | 26 Feb 2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | 27 May 2016 | In Person | N/A |