Introduction to research methods in psychology/IRMP103/Overview

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Welcome to IRMP 103. This is final course in the Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology stream. In IRMP 102 you have collected the data for your research project. It is now time to analyze these data and write your research report. This course begins with outlining the different sections of a research report before going on to provide instructions for the calculation of some simple descriptive statistics. As you progress, you will find it useful to familiarize yourself with the marking guide for Practice Assignment 4.

The topics to be covered in this unit are:

  • Introduction to American Psychological Association (APA) Style
  • Writing a Research Report in APA Style
  • Describing Single Variables
  • Expressing your Results