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Course Part Class Date Topic Readings Things Due
Part 1: Producing Data Jan 12 Intro & Syllabus Review Syllabus
Tutorial 1
Lab 1
Jan 14 Data Basics Chapter 1
Tutorial 2
Lab 2
Jan 21 Measurement Reading Packet: Section I: A-C
Tutorial 3
Lab 3
HW 1 (Ch 1 # 7 & 10; and click here for Web problems)
Jan 26 Sampling Basics Chapter 11 (pp. 400-409)
Reading Packet Section I: D-E
Tutorial 4
Lab 4
Jan 28 How to do experiments Reading Packet Section I: F-G
Tutorial 5
Lab 5
HW 2 (Ch 1: # 3, 4, 8, 9; Ch 11: # 2, 4)
Quiz 1
Feb 2 Tutorial 6 Lab 6
HW3 (all web problems, click here)
Feb 4 Review Producing Data Tutorial 7 Lab 7
Quiz 2
  Feb 9
EXAM 1
Part 2: Describing Data Feb 11 Frequency Distributions & Graphs Chapter 2, 3
Tutorial 8
Lab 8
Feb 16 Central Tendency Chapter 4
Tutorial 9

Lab 9

HW 4 (Ch 2 #1, 6, 10, 13 and
Ch 2 SPSS problems 1 (all parts) & 3 (a&b only)).

Note - need GSS98PFP-A data for SPSS problems (from book CD-rom or see Dr. Schneider)

Feb 18 Variability Chapter 5 (skip pp. 151-162)
Tutorial 10
Lab 10
Feb 23 Normal Distribution & Standard Scores Chapter 10
Tutorial 11
Lab 11

HW 5 (Ch 3 #3, 4, 10; Ch 4 # 5, 6, 14)

Quiz 3 (by 11:59 p)
Feb 25 Describing Relationships & Regression Chapter 8
Tutorials 12 and 13
Labs 12 and 13

HW 6 (Ch 5 #7, 8, 14; Ch 10 #1, 4, 9)

and Project 1 (see reading packet)
Mar 1 Review Describing Data Descriptives Tree Review Lab

HW 7 (Ch 8 # 1 and 4)

Quiz 4 (by March 3)
  Mar 3
EXAM 2
Part 3: Conclusions from Data Mar 15 Basic Probability Reading Packet - Section II
Tutorial 14
Lab 14
Mar 17 Chapter 11 (pp. 410 to end)
Tutorial 15
Lab 15
Mar 22 Confidence Intervals Chapter 12
Tutorial 16
Lab 16
HW 8 (Ch 11: #6 and #10; and additional problems)
Mar 24 Significance Testing Chapter 12 & 13 (pp. 462-472)
Tutorial 17
Lab 17
Mar 29 Statistical Power Reading Packet - Section III
Tutorial 18
Lab 18
HW 9 (Ch 12: #6 and #12; Ch 13: # 2, 3, and 4)
Mar 31 Which test to use Which test? Lab 19
Apr 5 One Sample t-tests Chapter 13 (pp. 472-477)
Tutorial 20
Lab 20
HW 10 (Click here for problems)
Apr 7 Related Samples t-test Reading Packet - Section IV
Tutorial 21
Lab 21
Apr 12 Independent Samples t-test Chapter 13 (pp. 477-end)
Tutorial 22
Lab 22
HW 11 (Ch 13: #1 and #5; and additional problems - only # 1,3,4 - skip #2)
Quiz 5
Apr 14 Review t-tests Which test? Lab 23
Apr 19 Chi-square Chapter 6 &14
Tutorial 24
Lab 24
HW 12 (Ch 13: #8 and #13)
Apr 21
Work on Final Project
Apr 26 Review Conclusions from Data   Review Lab (skip #9)
HW 13 (Ch 14: #1 and 6)
Quiz 6
  Apr 28
EXAM 3 and HW 14 (in-class end of semester feedback!)
LAST DAY of classes (Fri. Apr 30th)...

FINAL PROJECT DUE 4/30 - Friday - by 1:00 PM
(turn in to secretary in main Psych office, Deg 435,
with my name on it)


For more information contact me at ktschne@ilstu.edu