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Graduate-Level Statistics in Psychology
By: Dr. Peter Ji, Adler University. Image: "Graduate-Level Statistics in Psychology Wordcloud" by D. Banks. CC-BY 4.0
- Author
- Peter Ji
- Publisher
- Adler University
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 100 sections
- 01: What is a Number
- 1.01: How to Start with Statistics
- 1.02: A Geek Out Explanation of Variation
- 1.03: Variations Lead to Numbers
- 1.04: The Battle of Words Versus Numbers
- 1.05: Quantifying a Construct or Why Numbers Are Better Than Words
- 1.06: Now You Love Numbers as Much as You Love the White Sox and Taylor Swift
- 1.07: Statistics Do Something with Numbers
- 1.08: Numbers Don't Lie but Numbers Don't Tell the Full Story
- 1.09: Seeing Numbers What I Want You to Learn
- 1.10: Connection Between Understanding How Things Vary and What You are Trying to Do
- 1.11: Discussion Questions
- 02: What are Statistics
- 2.01: Statistics Involves Comparison and Context
- 2.02: Statistics is About Finding Patterns
- 2.03: Statistics as Estimates or Making Guesses
- 2.04: Two Broad Categories of the Process of Using Statistics
- 2.05: Homework Questions
- 03: Variable Types
- 3.01: Variables - Not Always Obvious
- 3.02: How to Organize Variation With Variables
- 3.03: Categorical Variables- Variables That Vary by Type
- 3.04: Continuous Variables- Variables That Vary by Level
- 3.05: Nuances in Determining if a Variable Should be a Certain Type
- 3.06: Making Decisions About the Variables in Your Research Study
- 3.07: Lessons Learned About Variables
- 3.08: Homework Questions
- 04: Distributions
- 4.01: Distributions A Picture of Variation
- 4.02: Categorical Distributions
- 4.2.01: Evaluating the Plot
- 4.03: Reviewing Journal Articles for Frequency Distributions for Categorical Variables
- 4.04: Continuous Distributions
- 4.05: Evaluating the Quality of Frequency Distributions
- 4.06: Normal Distribution for Continuous Variables
- 4.07: Skewed Distribution- The Opposite of Normal Distribution
- 4.08: Evaluating a Continuous Distribution
- 4.09: Homework Questions
- 05: Measures of Central Tendency
- 5.01: What is Central Tendency Why Do We Use It
- 5.02: Three Types of Central Tendency and Why We Need Them
- 5.03: The Mean Median and Mode in Normal and Skewed Distributions
- 5.04: Homework Questions
- 06: Measures of Variability
- 6.01: What is Variance
- 6.02: How Do You Determine Variance
- 6.03: Partitioning of the Variance
- 6.04: Standardized Values of Reporting Scores
- 6.05: Homework Questions
- 07: Sampling Standard Error Central Limit Theorem
- 7.01: The Purpose of Sampling
- 7.02: Sampling from the Population
- 7.03: Getting a Good Sample - Get a Random Sample
- 7.04: Sampling Bias or Error
- 7.05: Central Limit Theorem (CLT) and Its Implications
- 7.06: Summary of Reasons Why You Need a Large Sample Size
- 7.07: Homework Questions
- 08: Probability Hypothesis Testing Type I and Type II Errors
- 8.01: The Role of Probability
- 8.02: Statistical Decision - Is a Result Significant or Not Significant
- 8.03: Hypotheses for Statistical Inference
- 8.04: How to Determine if a Result is Significant
- 8.05: Interpreting a Statistical Test Result
- 8.06: Testing a Hypothesis
- 8.07: How Do We Get the P Value for the Statistical Test
- 8.08: Confidence Intervals
- 8.09: Type I and Type II Errors
- 8.10: The Definition of Type I and Type II Errors
- 8.11: Discussion Questions
- 09: Effect Sizes and Power Analysis
- 9.01: Significant (P Value) Versus Meaningful (Effect Size) Results
- 9.02: What Are Effect Sizes
- 9.03: Statistical Power
- 9.04: How to Conduct a Power Analysis
- 9.05: Pause and Process Check Pulling P Values and Effect Sizes Together
- 9.06: Homework Questions
- 10: Introduction to Inferential Statistics
- 10.01: The Meaning of Inferential
- 10.02: Patterns
- 10.03: General Linear Model
- 10.04: Homework Questions
- 11: T-tests
- 11.01: When to Use the Independent T-test
- 11.02: Design Set Up
- 11.03: Commentary
- 11.04: T-test Assumptions
- 11.05: Reading T-tests
- 11.06: T-Tests You Need to Know for the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) Licensing Exam
- 11.07: Reading Articles That Involve a T-test
- 11.08: Reading T-tests from Journal Articles
- 11.09: Summary
- 11.10: Discussion Questions
- 12: Analysis of Variance ANOVA
- 12.01: When to Use the ANOVA
- 12.02: The Concept Behind Analysis of Variance
- 12.03: - Interpreting the F-test and Post-Hoc Comparisons
- 12.04: Commentary
- 12.05: Reading Articles ANOVA
- 12.06: Summary
- 12.07: Homework Questions