PSY 385 - Statistical Methods With Laboratory For Social Sciences

Institution:

Widener University-Main Campus

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Description:

Elementary statistics applied to psychology and other social sciences. Topics include methods for graphing data, descriptive statistics such as measures of central tendency dispersion, and correlation, simple probability theory, and inferential statistics including t-tests, ANOVA, and nonparametric statistics such as chi-square. The use of the SPSS statistical computer package is covered in the laboratory. This course is required of majors in criminal justice, communication studies, psychology, and social work. Majors from other departments are welcome, although students may not receive credit for both PSY 385 and another statistical methods course such as PSY 381, QA 251, ENGR 111, ENGR 315, MATH 114, or MATH 373. This course may not be used to satisfy the social science general education requirement. Prerequisites: MATH 101 or equivalent or a satisfactory performance on the Mathematics Placement Test; basic computing skills and proficiency with the Windows computing environment; and the math requirement with a minimum grade of C (beginning in fall 2010). 4 semester hours

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2007 - 09/01/2008 

Institution Website:

www.widener.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 499-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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