Course code: BED-8001
Discovering Statistics Using SPSS
Campus
Semester / Year
Autumn 2013
Credits
6
NOTE! This course belongs to a previous semester/year
About the course
Objectives of the course
Learning outcomes
At the completion of the course, students will be able to:
Understand how statistics can be used to analyze experimental data
Use analytical skills to correctly describe the results from various statistical analyses
Explain the role of assumptions regarding data in analyzing experimental data
Understand the use of correlation, regression, logistic regression, ANOVA, ANCOVA, MANOVA, and factor analysis to describe the results from experiments
Teaching methods
Self-study.
Language of instruction and examination
EnglishRecommended reading/syllabus
Literature Field, Andy, Discovering Statistics Using SPSS, 3rd edition, London: Sage Publications.Assessment
All assignments should be completed to receive a pass grade.
Grade: Pass/fail
Assignments
No. Chapter Problem/Task
1. 2: Everything you ever wanted to know about statistics Problems: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
2. 5: Exploring assumptions Tasks: 1, 2
3. 6: Correlation Tasks: 1, 2, 3
4. 7: Regression Tasks: 1, 2, 3
5. 8: Logistic regression Tasks: 1, 2, 3
6. 9: Comparing the Means Tasks 1, 2
7. 10: Comparing several means: ANOVA (GLM 1) Tasks: 1, 2, 5
8. 11: Analysis of covariance, ANCOVA (GLM 2) Tasks: 1, 2
9. 12: Factorial ANOVA (GLM 3) Tasks: 1, 2, 3
10. 13: Repeated Measures Designs Tasks: 1,3
11. 14: Mixed Design Anova Tasks 1,2
12. 16: Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) Tasks: 1, 2
13. 17: Exploratory factor analysis Tasks: 1, 2
Total: 7 problems, 29 tasks
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