Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Identify ANOVA designs from description of experiments
- Interpret statistical interactions
- Design effective research studies using between groups and repeated measures designs
- Determine the appropriate data analytic technique to use with different research designs
- Analyse quantitative data in SPSS appropriately using: Simple, Factorial, Repeated measures and Mixed Model ANOVAs, ANCOVA, or their non-parametric alternative
- Use standard software packages for data analysis (e.g. SPSS)
- Understand how repeated measures are incorporated in ANOVA
- Critique published reports that employ analysis of variance in psychology
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Wider reading or practice | 70 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 12 |
| Lecture | 18 |
| Total study time | 100 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Judd, McClelland, and Carey (2017). Data Analysis: A model comparison approach to ANOVA. Routledge.
Cumming and Calin-Jageman (2017). Introduction to the new statistics: estimation open science and beyond.. Routledge.
American Psychological Association (2020). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Maxwell and Delaney (2018). Designing experiments and analysing data. Routledge.
Field, A. (2018). Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics. London: Sage.
Howell (2012). Statistical Methods for Psychology, International Edition. Wadsworth.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Analysis and report | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Analysis and report | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External