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: Conducting a t-test for Independent Means
This activity leads students through conducting a t-test for Independent Means using a two group design. Students determine the statistical analysis to use, indentify the independent and dependent variables, set up a data file, enter the provided data, run the appropriate analysis, and summarize the results.
t-test for Independent Means; SPSS Calculation; Identifying IVs & DVs; Interpretation of Output
Author: Natalie Ciarocco & Jaclyn Racaniello
Monmouth University
Posted: Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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