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An Introduction to Statistics and Research Design
Chapter 1
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Two Branches of Statistics
Descriptive statistics Organize, summarize, and communicate numerical information Inferential statisticsUse samples to draw conclusions about a population
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Samples and Populations
A population is a collection of all possible members of a defined group.
Could be any sizeA sample is a set of observations drawn from a subset of the population of interest.A portion of the populationSample results are used to estimate the population.
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Distinguishing Between a Sample and a Population
>Population of the world• Population of United States or
sample from the worldPopulation of our school or sample from our country
Population of our class or sample from our school
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VariablesObservations that can take on a range of values.
An example: Reaction time in the Stroop Task
The time to say the colors compared to the time to say the word
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• Look at the following words and say each word as quickly as you can:
Stroop Demonstration
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Stroop Demonstration, cont.
Now look at the following words and say the color of the font, not what the word says, as quickly as you can.
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Stroop Test
Why is the Stroop test hard?It seems we have a hard time inhibiting our reading of the word!
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Types of Variables
DiscreteVariables that can only take on specific values (e.g., whole numbers)
How many letters are in your name?Continuous
Can take on a full range of valuesHow tall are you?
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More Classification of Variables
Nominal: category or nameOrdinal: ranking of dataInterval: used with numbers that are equally spacedRatio: like interval, but has a meaningful 0 point
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Examples of Variables
Nominal: name of cookiesOrdinal: ranking of favorite cookiesInterval: temperature of cookiesRatio: How many cookies are left?
What kind of data does our Stroop test give us? Interval or ratio?
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Variables
IndependentThat you manipulate or categorizeDependent That you measure; it depends on the independent variableConfoundingThat you try to control or randomize awayConfounds your other measures!
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Reliability and Validity
A reliable measure is consistent.Measure your height today and then again tomorrow. A valid measure is one that measures what it was intended to measure.A measuring tape should accurately measure height.
> A good variable is both reliable and valid.
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Rorschach Personality Test
> The reliability of the Rorschach inkblot test is questionable.
> The validity of the information it produces is difficult to interpret.
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Developing Research Hypotheses
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Hypothesis Testing
The process of drawing conclusions about whether a relation between variables is supported or not supported by the evidence.
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Assessing Variables
> Operational definitionHow to measure or detect variable of interestDepression:
Diminished interest in activities Significant weight loss/gainFatigue (loss of energy)Feelings of worthlessnessRecurrent thoughts of death or suicide
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Operationally define these conceptual variables:
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Types of Research Designs
Experiments: studies in which participants are randomly assigned to a condition or level of one or more independent variables
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Experiments and Causality
Experiments: able to make causal statementsControl the confounding variablesImportance of randomization
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Figure 1-3:Self-Selected into or Randomly Assigned to One of Two Groups: Guitar Hero Players vs. Non-Guitar Hero Players
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One Goal, Two StrategiesBetween-groups designs
Different people complete the tasks, and comparisons are made between groups.Within-groups designsThe same participants do things more than once, and comparisons are made over time.
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Other Research Designs
Not all research can be done through experimentation.
Unethical or impractical to randomly assign participants to conditions.Correlational studies do not manipulate either variable.Variables are assessed as they exist.
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Correlational Analysis
Video game playing and aggression are related.No evidence that playing video games causes aggression.
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Outlier Analysis
An outlier is an extreme score - very high or very low compared to the rest of the scores.Outlier analysis – study of the factors that influence the dependent variable.