This course has one unit. At the end of the you will be able to analyze and write your research report in accordance with standard of the psychology discipline.
Unit 1: Data Analysis and Reporting
Data Analysis and Reporting is a free micro course designed for anyone who wants to learn more about research methods in psychology. At the end of this course you will be able to:
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Collect and analyze data based on an instructor-approved research proposal.
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Construct and analyze graphical representations of data.
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Describe basic descriptive statistics including measures of central tendency and variability.
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Explain the purpose and appropriateness of inferential statistics such as t-tests and anova.
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Draw valid conclusions from empirical evidence with an awareness of the limits of various research methods.
This course will help you to:
- Identify the major sections of an APA-style research report and the basic contents of each section
- Plan and write an effective APA-style research report
- Use frequency tables and histograms to display and interpret the distribution of a variable
- Compute and interpret the mean, median, and mode of a distribution and identify situations in which each of these measures of central tendency is most appropriate
- Compute and interpret the range and standard deviation of a distribution
- Write out simple descriptive statistics in APA style
- Interpret and create simple APA-style graphs—including bar graphs, line graphs, and scatterplots
- Interpret and create simple APA-style tables—including tables of group or condition means and correlation matrices
