STATISTICS I

Course Information
TitleΣΤΑΤΙΣΤΙΚΗ Ι / STATISTICS I
CodeΨΥ-300
FacultyPhilosophy
SchoolPsychology
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600013499

Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos PSychologías (2017-sīmera)

Registered students: 243
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSCompulsory Course326

Class Information
Academic Year2017 – 2018
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours4
Total Hours52
Class ID
600070211
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Background
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the fundamental notions and the use of statistical methodology applied in the research in the area of the behavioural sciences. Specifically, the aim is to enable students comprehend the basic notions and principles of statistical methodology and be able to choose and apply the appropriate methods for analyzing empirical data from the field of psychology.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introductory notions. Scales of measurement. Descriptive statistics, frequency distributions, graphic representation of frequency distributions, measures of central tendency (mean, mode, median), and measures of dispersion (range, variance, standard deviation, coefficient of variation). Introduction to correlation. Pearson correlation coefficient. Introduction to simple linear regression. Introduction to probability theory, normal distribution, chi-square, t-, and F-distributions. Basic concepts in estimation, confidence interval for means and proportions. Introduction to statistical hypothesis testing. Tests of means: one-sample t-test, t-tests for two independent and paired samples. Chi-square test of independence. Tests for equality of two proportions from independent and paired samples.
Keywords
Descriptive statistics, Correlation, Regression, Probability distributions, Estimation, Statistical tests
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
PowerPoint presentation, email, e-learning
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures1044
Reading Assigment240.9
Tutorial130.5
Interactive Teaching in Information Center130.5
Exams20.1
Total1566
Student Assessment
Description
Written assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
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Last Update
07-03-2018