Research Methods
The Science of Psychology
Ethics
Reliability & Validity
Conceptualizing a Research Study
Descriptive Methods
Key Elements of Experimental Design
Experimental Designs
Quasi-Experimental Designs
Applying Research Concepts
General Review Material
Statistics
Why We Need Statistics
Levels of Measurement
Central Tendency and Variability
Inferential Statistics
Statistical Significance
Single Sample t-test
t-test for Dependent Means
t-test for Independent Means
One-way Analysis of Variance
Factorial Analysis of Variance
Repeated Measures Analysis of Variance
Correlation
Prediction
Chi-square
Scale Reliability
Applying Statistical Concepts
General Review Material
Activity: Single-sample t-test with Caramel Apple Pops
This hands-on activity has students collect data that they analyze (by hand and with SPSS) using a single-sample t-test. They compare the weights of a sample of Caramel Apple PopsTM to the population mean (i.e., the advertised weight).
Author: Maya G. Sen
Posted: Sunday, January 20, 2013
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