SLU Syllabus Psychological Statistics
SLU Syllabus Psychological Statistics
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REF STELA-PSYCHSTAT-2021
COURSE GUIDE
A. Introduction
Psychological Statistics is a course that focuses on methods of descriptive
and inferential statistics and their use in the design, analysis, and
interpretation of psychological research.
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well as explain the process on how to compute them along with other
positional measures like quartiles, deciles and percentiles, for both
ungrouped and grouped data.
This unit will discuss the characteristics of the normal distribution curve.
It will allow you to recognize normal distribution problems and know
how to solve such problems.
MIDTERMS
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FINALS
1. Manage your learning time. It is advisable to be conscious of the time. Post the time
and day of our class schedule on your calendar and place it in a conspicuous area
so that you can always be reminded of it. This will remind you of course activities
and deadlines.
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2. Focus your attention. The best way to take the course is by completing the readings,
and assignments in the order they're displayed. Strive to be diligent and
independent in understanding the material.
3. Do your best. Do not procrastinate. Turn in your assignments, reports, and other
requirements on time as much as you can. Remember, your participation and
diligence are critical in the success of your learning.
4. Motivate yourself. You are free to browse and read the materials in the different
modules even prior to its specified schedule. The suggested study schedule will
ensure that you may cover all the materials in this learning module during this term.
5. Be honest. Uphold academic integrity. In doing your requirements, think well and
practice scholarly work. Plagiarism is not tolerated in any academic institution. Cite
your sources using appropriate references format (ex: APA Format).
7. From our end as facilitators to yours as a learner, we can work together to make
learning fruitful as we uphold our commitment to upholding the Louisian values of
competence, creativity, social involvement, and Christian spirit.
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Elaborate: Demonstration
Problem
Evaluate:
Laboratory Exercise 1
Summative Quiz at the end of
Module 2
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Prelim Examination
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Midterm Examination
Final Examination
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V. Evaluation
Grades are earned. Your grade is determined by your participation and performance
on the various learning assessments in the course, whether it is done individually or as a
group.
Formative Assessment. You are required to answer sample problems and self-
assessment problems to provide me an assessment of your understanding of the
course. It will also provide you with information on the progress of your learning and
the areas to which you need to improve on and for me to assist and reinforce.
B. Laboratory Exercises
There will be 11 Laboratory Exercises that will comprise this course.
Grading System
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Prepared by:
Psychology Department
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