Psy 512: Seminar in Experimental Design
Fall, 2009
Schedule of Class Dates and Topics/Assignments
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Quiz Grades    Assignment Grades

August 31

Course Overview

• Syllabus
• Basic Concepts
• Read Chapter 1
• ppt Slides
• Basic Concepts Test 1

Central Tendency

• Read Chapter 2, pp. 29-35 (Central Tendency)
• Optional: Hyperstat on Central Tendency
• Central Tendency Lecture Slides
• Central Tendency Assignment due

Variance and Standard Deviation

• Read Chapter 2, pp. 35-43 (Variability)
• Optional: Hyperstat on Variability (Spread)
• Variance and Standard Deviation Assignment due
• Variation & Stabdard Deviation Lecture Slides

September 14

Central Tendency Test 1

Variance & Standard Deviation Test 1

Null hypothesis Testing I: Rationale & Logic

• Read Chapter 3, pp. 69-74
• Read Chapter 8, pp. 187-197
• Optional: Hyperstat on Hypothesis Testing
• Null Hypothesis Testing Assignment due
• Lecture Slides
• Review

September 21

Logic of Null hypothesis Testing II: Sampling Distributions, Statistical Models, one sample z test

• Read Chapter 3, pp. 69-74
• Read Chapter 8, pp. 187-197
• Optional: Hyperstat on Sampling Distributions, Normal Distribution, and z-test (#2 test of m, s known)
• Lecture Slides

September 28

One-sample Z test Assignment due

One Sample t Test

• Lecture Slides
• Optional: Hyperstat on One-Sample t-test (#3 test of m, s estimated)

Independent Samples t Test

• Read pp. 129-132 (t-test)
• Read Hyperstat on Independent Samples t-test (#3, m₁ - m₂, s estimated)
• Read Hyperstat on Effect Size (Cohen's d') (#6, Alternative Approaches)
• Lecture Slides

October 5

One-Way ANOVA

• One-sample t test Assignment due
• Independent-Samples t Test Assignment due
• Read Chapter 3, pp. 63-68
• Read Chapter 4, pp. 79-90, 96-99
• Read Chapter 5, pp. 108-120
• Optional: Hyperstat on ANOVA: Sections 1 & 2 (1-3)
• Lecture Slides

October 12

Analytical Comparisons I (Planned Comparisons)

• Planned Comparisons
• Read pp. 140-158
• Lecture Slides
• One-Way ANOVA Assignment due

Analytical Comparisons II (Post-Hoc Comparisons)

• Read pp. 200-209
• Lecture Slides

October 19

Two-Way Factorial ANOVA (Main effects and Interactions)

• Planned Comparisons Assignment due
• Read pp. 228-245
• Lecture Slides

October 26

Two-Way Factorial ANOVA (Simple Effects and Post-Hoc Comparisons)

• Read pp. 278-298

Dependent-Samples t-test

• Read Hyperstat on Dependent-Samples t-test
• Lecture slides

Single Factor Within-Subjects ANOVA

• Read pp. 313-327; 337-349
• Optional: Hyperstat on Within-Subjects ANOVA
• Lecture slides

November 2

Two-Way Factorial ANOVA Assignment due

One-Way and Two-Way ANOVA Review: Slides

Dependent-Samples t-test

• Read Hyperstat on Dependent-Samples t-test
• Lecture slides

Single Factor Within-Subjects ANOVA

• Read pp. 313-327; 337-349
• Optional: Hyperstat on Within-Subjects ANOVA
• Lecture slides

Two-Factor Within-Subjects ANOVA

• Read pp. 399-408; 418-425

November 9

Within-Subjects assignment due

Three-Factor Between Subjects ANOVA

• Lecture slides

November 16

Mixed Between- Subjects/ Within-Subjects Designs

• Read Chapter 12, pp. 360-371, 383-395
• Lecture Slides

November 23

• 3-Factor between-Subjects ANOVA assignment due

• Study Outline

November 30

December 7