Advanced Statistical Inference

Required: Field, A. (2024). Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics (6th Edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. (Queen’s Bookstore: New; Digital; Available at Queen’s Library)

Required Statistical Software (SPSS):

Required: Students can go directly to the SPSS’s info/download website with this direct link (NetID login required): https://queensuca.sharepoint.com/sites/software-centre/SitePages/SPSS.aspx

Listed material: Week 1 (Sept 2, 4)

Required: Field, A. (2024). Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics (6th Edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Required Statistical Software (SPSS):

Required: Students can go directly to the SPSS’s info/download website with this direct link (NetID login required): https://queensuca.sharepoint.com/sites/software-centre/SitePages/SPSS.aspx

Listed material: Week 1 (Sept. 3, 5)

Required: Field, A. (2018). Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics (5th Edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Required Statistical Software (SPSS): Statistical analyses in the course will be conducted using SPSS. SPSS is available to all Queen’s students by logging into the Queen’s Software Center. On this site, students can access SPSS 28 and the License Key.

Listed material: Week 1 (Sept. 5, 7)

Required: Field, A. (2018). Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics (5th Edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Required Statistical Software (SPSS):

Required: Students can go directly to the SPSS’s info/download website with this direct link (NetID login required): https://queensuca.sharepoint.com/sites/software-centre/SitePages/SPSS.aspx

Listed material: Week 1 (Sept. 6, 7)

Required: Field, A. (2018). Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics (5th Edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Required Statistical Software (SPSS): Statistical analyses in the course will be conducted using SPSS. SPSS is available to all Queen’s students by logging into the Queen’s Software Center. On this site, students can access SPSS 26/27 and the License Key.

Listed material: Week 6: More Complex Hypotheses: Multiple Levels of IVs (Continued) Ch. 12, 15 (Oct. 18, 20) -One-Way ANOVA (Between-Subjects) -Post-hoc comparisons and Family-Wise Error in ANOVA -Power and effect size in ANOVA -One-Way ANOVA (Repeated Measures) -Repeated Measures ANOVA post hoc comparisons, power, and effect sizes Midterm Exam (October 20, locations to be announced) Week 7: Considering Data “Fishiness” Ch. 6 (Oct. 25, 27) -Assumptions of the independent samples t Test and the Between-Subjects ANOVA -Assumptions of the repeated measures t Test and the Repeated Measures ANOVA -Evaluating assumptions and responses to assumption violations -Related data considerations: scales of measurement and outliers Week 8: More Complex Hypotheses: Two IVs Ch. 14 (Nov. 1, 3) -The logic of multiple IVs -Interactions: Testing Moderation -The two-factor ANOVA (Between-Subjects) -Follow up comparisons in the two-factor ANOVA -Power and effect size in the two-factor ANOVA -Assumptions in the two-factor ANOVA LAB 2 Due (November 7, 11:59 PM) Week 9: More Complex Hypotheses: Two IVs (Continued) Ch. 14 (Nov. 8, 10) -The logic of multiple IVs -Interactions: Testing Moderation -The two-factor ANOVA (Between-Subjects) -Follow up comparisons in the two-factor ANOVA -Power and effect size in the two-factor ANOVA -Assumptions in the two-factor ANOVA Week 10: Hypotheses with Continuous Variables: Correlation and Ch. 8, 9 (Nov. 15, 17) Regression -Characterizing relationships between continuos variables -The Pearson correlation coefficient -Understanding and interpreting correlations -Alternative measures of association -Simple regression and prediction -Standard error of estimate -Hypotheses for Regression -Standard and Unstandardized Solutions -Hypotheses for Regression

Listed material: 8 Topic Readings Week 11: Hypotheses with Continuous Variables: Correlation and Ch. 8, 9 (Nov. 22, 24) Regression (Continued) -Characterizing relationships between continuos variables -The Pearson correlation coefficient -Understanding and interpreting correlations -Alternative measures of association -Simple regression and prediction

Required: Field, A. (2018). Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics (5th Edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Required Statistical Software (SPSS): Statistical analyses in the course will be conducted using SPSS. SPSS is available to all Queen’s students by logging into the Queen’s Software Center. On this site, students can access SPSS 26 and the License Key.

Listed material: 8 Topic Readings Week 10: Hypotheses with Continuous Variables: Correlation and Ch. 8, 9 (Nov. 16-20) Regression -Characterizing relationships between continuos variables -The Pearson correlation coefficient -Understanding and interpreting correlations -Alternative measures of association -Simple regression and prediction -Standard error of estimate -Hypotheses for Regression -Standard and Unstandardized Solutions -Hypotheses for Regression -Standard and Unstandardized Solutions LAB 4 Due (November 20, 11:59 PM) Week 11: Hypotheses with Continuous Variables: Correlation and Ch. 8, 9 (Nov. 23-27) Regression (Continued) -Characterizing relationships between continuos variables -The Pearson correlation coefficient -Understanding and interpreting correlations -Alternative measures of association -Simple regression and prediction

Listed material: Standard error of estimate Week 12: MAGIC: Further Considerations (Nov. 30- -Articulation: Ticks and buts Dec. 4, 7) -Generality -Interestingness -Credibility -MAGIC considered in totality LAB 5 Due (December 4, 11:59 PM) Final Exam (December 10-23)