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Statistical Methods for Psychological Research - I [1]

Paper Code: 
PSY 513
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To familiarize students with the psychological research and basics of statistical methods and tools used in descriptive statistics of quantitative research.

9.00
Unit I: 
Introduction :

Introduction to  Statistics; Descriptive and Inferential Statistics; Variables and Constants; Measurement Scales; Constructing a Grouped Frequency Distribution

Graphic Representation of Data: Basic Procedures; The Histogram; The Frequency Polygon; The Bar Diagram; The Pie Chart; The Cumulative Frequency Graph

9.00
Unit II: 
Measures of Central Tendency :

The Mode; The Median; The Mean; Properties and Relative Advantages and Disadvantages of the Mode, the Median and the Mean

9.00
Unit III: 
Measures of Variability :

The Range; The Interquartile and the Semi-Interquartile Range; The Variance; The Standard Deviation; Calculation of Standard Deviation from Raw Scores and Grouped Scores; Properties and Comparison of Measures of Variability

9.00
Unit IV: 
Correlation :

The Meaning of Correlation; Historical Perspective; Correlation: A Matter of Direction; Correlation: A Matter of Degree; The Coefficient of Correlation; Calculating Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient from Deviation Scores; Calculating Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient from Raw Scores; Spearman’s Rank-Order Correlation Coefficient; Correlation and Causation

9.00
Unit V: 
The Normal Distribution :

The Nature and Properties of the Normal Probability Distribution; Standard Scores and the Normal Curve; The Standard Normal Curve: Finding areas when the score is known; The Standard Normal Curve: Divergence from Normality (Skewness and Kurtosis)

Essential Readings: 
  • Aron, A., Aron, E. N., & Coups, E. J. (2007). Statistics for Psychology. (4thEd.) India: Pearson Education.
  • Chadha, N. K. (1991). Statistics for Behavioral and Social Sciences. New Delhi: Reliance Pub. House.
  • Coolican, H. (2006). Introduction to Research Methodology in Psychology. London: Hodder Arnold.
  • Howell, D. (2009). Statistical methods for Psychology. Boston: Cengage Learning.
  • King, B. M. & Minium, E.W, (2007). Statistical Reasoning in the behavioral Sciences. USA: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Mangal, S. K. (2012). Statistics in Psychology & Education. 2nd Edition. New Delhi: PHI learning Pvt. Ltd.
Academic Year: 
2019-2020 [2]

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[1] https://psychology.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/statistical-methods-psychological-research-i
[2] https://psychology.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2019-2020