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PSY3150 TOPICS IN QUANTITATIVE METHODS AND STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Course Code:	2333150
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-2)
ECTS Credit:	7.0
Department:	Psychology
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:	Assist.Prof.Dr LEMAN KORKMAZ KARAOÐLU
Offered Semester:	Fall Semesters.
Prerequisite:	Set 1: 2330116 Set 2: 2332102
One of the sets above should be completed before taking PSY3150 TOPICS IN QUANTITATIVE METHODS AND STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGY .

Course Content

This course is intended to introduce the methods of statistical hypothesis testing that are used frequently in more complex research designs in psychology. The main part of the course will cover the use of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) in analyzing psychological data. In addition. the use of non-parametric tests and the issue of statistical power will be discussed.