Sasho MacKenzie

Course Outline				Folders
Sept 5	W	First Class Discuss Course Syllabus Excel basics Statistics 1 Central Tendency and Plotting assigned Read Chapter 1 for upcoming class		Article Summary/Critique Hypothetical Study PowerPoint Lectures Handouts Stats Assignments Stats Exercises
Sept 6	TH	Discussion of Hypothetical Studies Determine what group you are in and the topic of your project. Complete RefWorks Exercise Each student creates an account How to gather articles Article Summary assigned
Sept 10	M	Card Probability Game (Chapter 1) Collect data in groups Read Chapter 2 for upcoming class Statistics 1 Central Tendency and Plotting is due
Sept 12	W	Card Probability Study (Chapter 1) Card Probability handout Statistics 2 Variability and Histograms assigned Concept of histogram/plotting column graphs in Excel Read Chapter 3 for next class Initiate Presenting the Problem for next class
Sept 13	TH	Meet with your Hypothetical Study Group Article Summary due next class
Sept 17	M	Developing and Presenting the Problem (Chapters 2-3) Example outline for an Introduction Discuss Presenting the Problem handout in groups Read Chapter 4 for next class Initiate Developing the Method for next class
Sept 19	W	Developing the Method (Chapter 4) Discuss Developing the Method Read Cormie et al. (2007) for next class Initiate Analyzing a Quantitative Research Study for next class
Sept 20	TH	Percentiles (PowerPoint lecture) Statistics 3 Percentiles assigned Analyzing a Quantitative Research Study Information from Chapter 3 is applied to Cormie et al. (2007) by discussing Analyzing a Quantitative Research Study
Sept 24	M	Complete Analyzing a Quantitative Research Study Read Chapter 18 (pages 329-338) for next class Initiate Study Design and Threats to Validity for next class
Sept 25	W	Study Design and Threats to Validity (Ch. 18 pages 329-338) Discuss Study Design and Threats to Validity Read Chapter 6 for next class
Sept 27	TH	Normal Curve (PowerPoint lecture) Statistics 4 Z-scores assigned Read Domire and Challis (2007) for next class Initiate Developing the Method – Reassessment for next class
Oct 1	M	Critiquing the methods section of a research article Discuss Developing the Method – Reassessment Read Parametric Assumption - from Thomas p109 for next class
Oct 3	W	Assumptions for Parametric Statistics Exercise Read Normal Curve – Ch.6 Vincent.pdf for next class Outline of Lit Review due next class
Oct 4	TH	Estimating Population Parameters (PowerPoint lecture) Read Chapter 9 (147-158) for next class Statistics 5 Estimating Population Parameters assigned
Oct 8	M	No class - Thanksgiving
Oct 10	W	Comparing Means from Two Data Sets (PowerPoint lecture) Read T Test - Ch.8 Vincent.pdf for next class
Oct 11	TH	Comparing independent groups of data Independent T-test Exercise Read Chapter 7 for next class
Oct 15	M	Understanding the Concept of Statistical Power (Chapter 7)
Oct 17	W	Comparing paired groups of data Dependent T-test Exercise Read Mancinelli et al. (2006) for next class Initiate Exploring Statistical Methods – Dependent t-test Statistics 6 T-test assigned
Oct 18	TH	Exploring Statistical Methods – Dependent t-test Pertains to Mancinelli et al. (2006) Read Chapter 8 (125-139) for next class Lit Review due next class
Oct 22	M	Relationships Among Variables (PowerPoint lecture) Read Chapter 8 (125-139) for next class
Oct 24	W	Correlation Exercise Read Santo (2003) for next class Initiate Exploring Statistical Methods - Correlation for next class Statistics 7 Correlation assigned
Oct 25	TH	Exploring Statistical Methods – Correlation Read Chapter 9 (158-179) for next class Read ANOVA - Ch.9 Vincent.pdf for next class
Oct 29	M	One-way ANOVA Exercise Between Groups Analysis
Oct 31	W	One-way ANOVA Exercise Within (Repeated Measures) Analysis Read Chapter 5 for upcoming class
Nov 1	TH	One-way ANOVA Exercise Within (Repeated Measures) Analysis Read Chapter 5 for upcoming class
Nov 5	M	Quiz #1
Nov 7	W	Research Ethics (Chapter 5) Creating Normally Distributed Data Discuss your Methods section in Groups		Review/Complete One-way ANOVA exercises
Nov 8	TH	Two-way ANOVA Exercise Statistics 8 ANOVA assigned
Nov 12	M	No Class: Remembrance Day Observance
Nov 14	W	Two-way ANOVA Exercise Read Chapter 8 (138-141) and Multiple Regression in SPSS.pdf for next class Send your empty results table to next lowest numbered group (eg, 2->1) Methods/Data collection due next class
Nov 15	TH	Multiple Regression Exercise Initiate Exploring Statistical Methods ANOVA for next class Read Groslambert (2003) for next class Methods/Data collection due Send completed results table to next highest numbered group (eg, 1->2)
Nov 19	M	Exploring Statistical Methods ANOVA Statistics 9 Multiple Regression assigned Article Critique is due next class
Nov 21	W	Exploring Statistical Methods – Multiple Regression Read Chapter 11 for next class
Nov 22	TH	Chapter 11 Measuring Research Variables Complete Measuring Research Variables LOA and Putting Device Study Read Chapter 18 for next class Initiate Experimental Design handout for next class
Nov 26	M	Experimental Design (PowerPoint lecture) Classify studies based on their design Discuss Experimental Design handout
Nov 28	W	Quiz #2
Nov 29	TH	Hypothetical Study Final Touches





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