Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- define statistical concepts
- describe the relationship among major statistical concepts (e.g., Type I and II errors, power, alpha, effect size, sample size)
- choose the appropriate statistical test
- calculate a variety of statistical tests (e.g., z score, t test) by hand
- conduct data analysis using SPSS
- interpret the results of statistical analyses
- explain and execute the steps of a hypothesis test
- discuss the strengths and weaknesses of statistical tests
- critically evaluate other's interpretations of statistical analyses.