Fall 2025 Course Syllabus Course: PSYC-2317 (Section: 71, CRN: 90127) Statistical Methods in Psychology

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Instructor	Spencer Acadia
Email	acadias@lamarpa.edu
Phone	(409) 984-6330
Office	Educational I - Room: 131
Office Hours	Instructor:Spencer Acadia, PhD Email:acadias@lamarpa.edu Phone:N/A Office:N/A Office Hours:None, but email me if you have questions or want to meet on Zoom
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Description	She course covers descriptive and inferential statistics used in psychological research and assessment. It include measurement, characteristics of distributions, measures of central tendency and variability, transformed scores; correlation and regression, probability theory; and hypotheses testing and inference.
Required Textbooks	Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer. The book for this course is: ·         Statistics for Research and Life(2024) by G. W. Lewandowski, Jr. & K. P. McIntyre
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Corequisites/Prerequisites	MATH-1314 College Algebra PSYC-2301 General Psychology
Learning Outcomes	The learning outcomes of this course are to: 1.      Understand fundamental statistical concepts and their relevance to research generally, as well as psychology specifically 2.      Understand the assumptions underlying different statistical tests and how to assess them 3.      Interpret descriptive statistics to summarize and represent research data 4.      Conduct and interpret basic inferential statistical tests commonly used in research 5.      Conduct and interpret hypothesis testing 6.      Interpret visual data representations, such as graphs and tables 7.      Apply ethical considerations in collecting, analyzing, and reporting research data
Core Objectives	* Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions. * Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts.
Lecture Topics Outline	MODULE 1: Week 1 – Week 4 Chapter 1: Why Are Statistics So Important? Chapter 2: Frequency Distributions & Visual Displays of Data Chapter 3: Measures of Central Tendency & Variability MODULE 2: Week 5 – Week 9 Chapter 4: z-Scores & the Normal Curve Chapter 5: Probability & the Distribution of Sample Means Chapter 6: Introduction to Hypothesis Testing Chapter 7: Hypothesis Testing with a Distribution of Means MODULE 3: Week 10 – Week 13 Chapter 8: Statistical Significance, Confidence Intervals, Effect Size, & Power Chapter 9: Introduction to t-Tests Chapter 11: One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) MODULE 4: Week 14 – Week 16 Chapter 14: Correlation Chapter 15: Regression
Major Assignments Schedule	Module / Week / Chapter / Assignment / Exam Dates Maximum Points # of Attempts         MODULE 1       Week 1       ·         Chapter 1       o    No Quiz!       Week 2       ·         Chapter 2       o    No Quiz!       Week 3       ·         Chapter 3       o    Chapter Quiz 3 Fri, Sep 12 (recommended) 9 Unlimited Week 4       ·         Catch-up, study, and take Exam 1       Exam 1 Window Wed, Sep 17 – Sun, Sep 21 (required) 35 1 Chapter 3 Quiz Sun, Sep 21 (required)     MODULE 2       Week 5       ·         Chapter 4       o    Chapter Quiz 4 Fri, Sep 26 (recommended) 10 Unlimited Week 6       ·         Chapter 5       o    Chapter Quiz 5 Fri, Oct 3 (recommended) 4 Unlimited Week 7       ·         Chapter 6       o    Chapter Quiz 6 Fri, Oct 10 (recommended) 7 Unlimited Week 8       ·         Chapter 7       o    Chapter Quiz 7 Fri, Oct 17 (recommended) 5 Unlimited Week 9       ·         Catch-up, study, and take Exam 2       Exam 2 Window Wed, Oct 22 – Sun, Oct 26 (required) 35 1 Chapters 4–7 Quizzes Sun, Oct 26 (required)             MODULE 3       Week 10       ·         Chapter 8       o    Chapter Quiz 8 Fri, Oct 31 (recommended) 1 Unlimited Week 11       ·         Chapter 9       o    Chapter Quiz 9 Fri, Nov 7 (recommended) 11 Unlimited Week 12       ·         Chapter 11       o    Chapter Quiz 11 Fri, Nov 14 (recommended) 6 Unlimited Week 13       ·         Catch-up, study, and take Exam 3       Exam 3 Window Wed, Nov 19 – Sun, Nov 23 (required) 35 1 Chapters 8, 9, & 11 Quizzes Sun, Nov 23 (required)             MODULE 4       Week 14       ·         Chapter 14       o    No Quiz!       Week 15       ·         Chapter 15       o    Chapter Quiz 15 Mon, Dec 1 (recommended) 9 Unlimited Week 16       ·         Catch-up, study, and take Exam 4       Exam 4 Window Fri, Dec 5 – Tue, Dec 9 (required) 30 1 Chapter 15 Quiz Tue, Dec 9 (required)     Extra Bonus Credit   53                   Maximum Total Points =   250
Final Exam Date	December 5, 2025 - 12:0 AM
Grading Scale	A= ≥90% B= 80–89% C= 70–79% D= 60–69% F= ≤59% 225–250 pts. 200–224 pts. 175–199 pts. 150–174 pts. 0–149 pts.
Determination of Final Grade	Category   # of Items Total Max Points per Item Total Max Points per Category % of Course Grade Chapter Quizzes 9 x varies 62 25% Exams 4 x varies 135 54% Extra Bonus Credit N/A N/A 53 21% Total = 13   250 100%
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