Hilbert College PSY 298 Research Design and Analysis II Fall 2024, Start Date 10/28/24

This required two semester course will introduce psychology majors to research design, methodology, statistical analysis of data, and communication of research findings in an integrated fashion, and takes the place of MA 200 (Statistics) and PSY 305 (Research Methods). The first semester will introduce the student to scientific thinking, research ethics, critique of scientific ideas, variables, sampling and probabilities, summarizing data, and hypothesis testing. In the second semester, quasi, single-case, between and within experimental designs, t-tests, chi-square tests, ANOVA, and correlational research will be explored. In addition, survey design and research, naturalistic and qualitative designs, data analysis and interpretation, and the communication of research findings will be considered.