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This lecture provides an overview of the syllabus for Statistics for Psychology by David Wallace Croft, including course structure, grading system, textbook details, schedule, and experimental credits information.
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Lecture 01:Syllabus Statistics for Psychology David Wallace Croft 2005 May 16 Mon
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Outline • Introductions • Textbook • Website • Mailing List • Grading • Schedule • Experimental Credits • Survey
Introductions • David Wallace Croft • Instructor • M.Sc. ACN, UTD (2005) • Perwaiz Ismaili • Teaching Assistant • Grade Quizzes and Exams • Students
Textbook • Statistics for Psychology • Arthur Aron and Elaine N. Aron • Third Edition • Web Chapters • http://prenhall.com/aron/ • Optional Study Guide
Website • Syllabus and Lecture Slides • http://croftsoft.com/library/courses/statistics/
Mailing List • Announcements and Discussion • http://egroups.com/group/utd-statistics
Grading • 20% pre-lecture quizzes (20 @ 1% each) • 1% for correct answer • 0.5% for incorrect answer • 0% for absent or late • 80% exams (8 @ 10% each) • Homework will help on exam • Graded on the Curve • A-/B+ split at mean • See Chapter 2
Schedule • 21 Lectures • 17 Chapters • 3 Web Chapters • 2 Holidays • 8 Exams • 8th Exam During Finals Week • Makeups After 8th Exam
Experimental Credits • Required to Complete Course
Survey • Used as Example Data
Next Class • Wednesday (2 days) • Chapter 1 • Displaying the Order in a Group of Numbers • Read Chapter 1 Before Class • Pre-Lecture Quiz • Starts at 09:00 • Ends at 09:02
Questions • Questions for Class? • Post to e-mail list unless personal