The Basic Practice of Statistics, 2nd Edition. Data Analysis with Microsoft Excel . Duxbury Students must purchase both texts and bring both texts to each class meeting. Students must also bring floppy disks to each class. Topics also discussed include fundamental descriptive statistics and an introduction to inferential statistics.
Students develop an appreciation for the rationale and utility of psychometric methods.
Understand probability and probability distributions. Differentiate between quantitative and qualitative data. Emphasize reliance on empirical procedures in research and evaluation. Learn to use a spreadsheet program for actual manipulation of data. Be able to describe data using charts and numbers.