EPSY 506 Syllabus

Inferential Statistics

Course Description:
The course covers descriptive, inferential, and some experimental design techniques. Topics include measures of central tendency and variability; graphical presentation of data; percentiles and percentile ranks; standard scores; the normal distribution; correlation and simple linear regression; sampling; point and interval estimation; hypothesis testing with means, proportions, correlations, and variances; the chi-square distribution; and analysis of variance and multiple comparison procedures.
Course Objectives:
After completion of the course, students should be able to understand the results section of research studies incorporating the statistical analysis techniques included in this course. Students should also be able to conduct a research study, select the appropriate statistical technique, calculate the test statistic by hand or using SAS computer software, and interpret the results of the statistical analysis for the statistical techniques included in this course.
Semester:   Fall 1997
Professor:  Patricia B. Elmore
Room Assignment: Section 2  T,R   10:00-11:50 am,  Wham 307
Office Hours:  T,R 9-10 am and 4-4:30 pm; W 1-3 pm; and by appointment
Office:   College of Education Dean's Office, Wham 115
Office Phone:   453-2415
EMAIL:   pbelmore@siu.edu
WEB:    http://www.siu.edu/~epse1/elmore/
Textbook:
Hinkle, D. E., Wiersma, W., & Jurs, S. G. (1994).  Applied Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (3rd ed.).  Boston:  Houghton Mifflin Company.
Reference Manual:
Selected SAS Documentation for EPSY 506: Inferential Statistics and EPSY 507: Multiple Regression (1997-98)
Lecture Notes:  Available at Printing Plant
Grade Scale:
A - 90% 405-450 points
B - 80% 360-404 points
C - 70% 315-359 points
D - 60% 270-314 points
F - 50% 225-269 points
Make-up examinations are not administered unless a student makes arrangements with the instructor prior to the examination or has a doctor's letter indicating that the student was unable to take the exam. A student is assigned zero points for any examination not taken or computer assignment not turned in on the assigned date. It is recommended that students receiving below 70% on any examination drop the course.

NOTE:  STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES REQUIRING ACCOMMODATIONS NEED TO INFORM THE INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY.

 
DATE LECTURE TOPICS AND EXAMS CHAPTERS 
IN TEXTBOOK		 COMPUTER 
ASSIGNMENTS
Aug. 26 Introduction and Variables, Measurement, and Scales 1
        28 Symbolic Representation of Data and Tabulation of Data 1,2
Sep.   2 Graphic Representation of Data, Percentiles and Percentile Ranks 2,3
          4 Measures of Central Tendency 3
          9 Measures of Variability, Standard Scores 3
        11 The Normal Distribution 4
        16 Review for Exam 1
        18 EXAM 1 (100 points) [Also 12-12:50 pm - Wham 206]
        23 Introduction to UNIX with Pamela Reed [Faner 1032]
        25 Go over Exam 1 and 
Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient		 5 1 - Frequency Distribution 
& Descriptive Statistics 
(10 points)
        30 Introduction to UNIX and SAS with Pamela Reed [Faner 1032]  
Oct. 2,7 Linear Regression and Other Correlation Coefficients 16 (pp 423-440) 
19		 2-Pearson Correlation & 
Linear Regression 
(10 points)
          9 Sampling Theory and Interval Estimation 6,8
        14 Interval Estimation and Review for Exam 2 8
        16 EXAM 2 (100 points) [Also 12-12:50 pm - Wham 206]
 21,23,28 Go over Exam 2 and Testing Statistical Hypotheses 7,9
        30 Fall Recess
Nov. 4 The Two Types of Error 12
         6 The t-distribution and t-tests 7,10 3,4-Independent and 
Dependent t-tests 
(30 points)
        11 Review for Exam 3
        13 EXAM 3 (100 points) [Also 12-12:50 pm - Wham 206]
        18 Go over Exam 3 and 
The Chi-Square distribution and Chi-square tests		 20 (pp 534-551)
        20 Hypotheses about Variances 10 (pp 242-246)
  24-28 Thanksgiving Vacation
Dec. 2 Hypotheses about Correlation Coefficients 9,11
        4 One-way ANOVA 13 (pp 316-342) 
 
        9 Multiple Comparison Procedures 14 (pp 355-367) 5-One-way ANOVA and 
Multiple Comparisons 
(Extra Credit)
       11 Review for Exam 4
       18 EXAM 4 (100 points) [Thursday 12:50-2:50 pm]
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Please submit any questions or comments to: Patti Elmore
Updated 2/24/98 lv