1. Introduction to statistical analysis
- Identify the steps in the research process
- Identify measurement levels
2. Describing individual variables
- Chart individual variables
- Summarize individual variables
- Identify the normal distribution
- Identify standardized scores
3. Testing hypotheses
- Principles of statistical testing
- One-sided versus two-sided testing
- Type I, type II errors and power
4. Testing hypotheses on individual variables
- Identify population parameters and sample statistics
- Examine the distribution of the sample mean
- Test a hypothesis on the population mean
- Construct confidence intervals
- Tests on a single variable
5. Testing on the relationship between categorical variables
- Chart the relationship
- Describe the relationship
- Test the hypothesis of independence
- Assumptions
- Identify differences between the groups
- Measure the strength of the association
6. Testing on the difference between two group means
- Chart the relationship
- Describe the relationship
- Test the hypothesis of two equal group means
- Assumptions
7. Testing on differences between more than two group means
- Chart the relationship
- Describe the relationship
- Test the hypothesis of all group means being equal
- Assumptions
- Identify differences between the group means
8. Testing on the relationship between scale variables
- Chart the relationship
- Describe the relationship
- Test the hypothesis of independence
- Assumptions
- Treatment of missing values
9. Predicting a scale variable: Regression
- Explain linear regression
- Identify unstandardized and standardized coefficients
- Assess the fit
- Examine residuals
- Include 0-1 independent variables
- Include categorical independent variables
10. Introduction to Bayesian statistics
- Bayesian statistics and classical test theory
- The Bayesian approach
- Evaluate a null hypothesis
- Overview of Bayesian procedures in IBM SPSS Statistics
11. Overview of multivariate procedures
- Overview of supervised models
- Overview of models to create natural groupings