Date

Topic

Assignment Due                          

Week 1
1/15

Introduction to the course

1/17

Intro to Stats
Frequency Distributions
Experimental Design Exercise
Register for Aplia

G&W Ch. 1
G&W Ch. 2

LAB: No lab meeting (Complete text reading assignment)

 K&F Ch. 1-3, 5

Week 2
1/22-1/24

Frequency Distributions and Percentiles
Central Tendency
Variability

G&W Ch. 2
G&W Ch. 3
G&W Ch. 4

LAB:—Library Instruction on database searches--Intro. Lab 1
*Tuesday Lab--Meet in Library 113*
“”Thursday Lab—Meet in Library 208**

K&F Ch. 6

Week 3
1/29-1/31

Applying Central Tendency and Variability
z-scores

G&W Ch. 4
G&W Ch. 5

LAB: Freq. Distributions & Descriptives in SPSS—Intro. Lab 2
*BR 364 for all remaining labs*

Week 4
2/5

z-scores (cont.)
Wrap-up and Review  Jeopardy

G&W Ch. 5

2/7

Exam 1

LAB:  Descriptives and z-score in SPSS—Intro. Lab 3

Week 5
2/12-2/14

Probability

 G&W Ch. 6

LAB:  Probability—Intro. Lab 4

Week 6
2/19-2/21

Probability and Samples: the Distribution of Sample Means
Hypothesis Testing

G&W Ch. 7
G&W Ch. 8

LAB: Understanding Hypothesis Testing Logic—Intro Lab 5

Week 7
2/26
2/28

One Sample t-test
Wrap-up and Review
Jeopardy (Ignore Indep. Samples t-test category for now)

G&W Ch. 9

LAB: Hypothesis tests and One-sample t-tests in SPSS—Intro. Lab 6  

K&F Ch. 7

Week 8

No classes 3/4 – 3/8 –Spring Break

Week 9
3/12

Exam 2

3/14

Independent Samples t-test (includes effect size info. for all t-tests)

G&W Ch. 10

LAB: One sample t-test in SPSS
LAB 6
One-Sample t-test SPSS handout   K&F 7 Sample Results

Week 10
3/19-3/21

Independent Samples t-test (includes effect size info. for all t-tests)
Related Samples t-test 
t-test practice Ch. 10 & 11

G&W Ch. 10
G&W Ch. 11

LAB: Independent-Samples t-tests in SPSS--Intro Lab 7 part 1
Independent Samples t-test SPSS handout   K&F 8 Sample Results section
Th Lab--finish LAB 6

 K&F Ch. 8
LAB 6 due 3/19 5 pm for T Lab

Week 11
3/26-3/28

Related Samples t-test 

Intro. to ANOVA

G&W Ch. 11
Aplia Ch. 10 due 3/26 10:15 am
G&W Ch. 12

LAB: Related Samples t-tests in SPSS—Intro Lab 7 part 2
K&F Ch. 9 Sample Results Section

LAB 6 due 3/28 10 am for Th Lab
K&F Ch. 9

Week 12
4/2-4/4

Intro. to ANOVA
Single-factor ANOVA and comps wksht  Do page 1 only    Key for page 1

Jeopardy 2  for Indep. Samples t-test    Jeopardy 3

G&W Ch. 12
Aplia Ch. 11 due 4/2 10:15 am

LAB:  Single-factor B/tw Ss ANOVA in SPSS
Intro Lab 8      K&F Ch. 10 Sample Results

K&F Ch. 10
K&F Ch. 12
LAB 7 (both parts) due 4/2 or 4/4 by 10:30 am

Week 13
4/9

Exam 3

 Aplia Ch. 12 due 4/9 10:15 am

4/11

Single-factor ANOVA and comps wksht  --Work through comparisons



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Note:  The 4/14 Red River Conf. evening address has been cancelled. 

 G&W Ch. 12
G&W Ch. 13

LAB: Single-factor W/in Ss ANOVA in SPSS—-Intro Lab 9
Sample Results for K&F Ch. 12

K&F Ch. 11
LAB 8 due 4/9 or 4/11 by 5 pm

Week 14
4/16

No classes—Student Academic Conference

 G&W Ch. 14

4/18

Repeated-Measures ANOVA

 G&W Ch. 14

NO LAB

Week 15
4/23
4/25

Factorial ANOVA     Factorial example calculations new
Factorial ANOVA practice

G&W Ch. 14
Aplia Ch. 13 due 4/23 11:45 pm

LAB:  Factorial ANOVA w/ post hoc comparisons in SPSS—Intro Lab 10

K&F Ch. 11 Factorial ANOVA results section

Week 16
4/30-5/2

Aplia Ch. 14 due 5/2 10:15 am
G&W Ch. 15
G&W Ch. 16 (up to p. 544)

LAST LAB: Correlation & Regression in SPSS—Intro Lab 11

Correlation & Regression Practice

K&F Ch. 14-15
LAB 10 due 4/30 or 5/2 by 5 pm

Week 17
5/7

Correlation (cont.)
& Regression          
Wrap-up and Review  Unit exams will be handed back for study.     Jeopardy--Ignore Chi-Square
Choosing the correct analysis--For each problem, identify the appropriate analysis and explain your answer. For extra practice, calculate the analysis.  Answers

LAB 11 due 5/7 by 5 pm
Aplia Ch. 15 & 16 due 5/7 5 pm

M 5/13 @ 11:30-1:30

EXAM 4—CUMULATIVE FINAL  Bring back your unit exams please.