Session Topics Readings First Doctoral Saturday Introduction Intro.; Chp.1 First Class Introduction to statistics, tables and graphs, and
measures of central tendency Chps. 2&3 Second Class Measures of variability, standard scores, normal
distribution, and correlation Chps. 3-5, 8 Third Class Other correlation measures and linear regression Chps. 5&6; Extra Reading Chp. 12 Fourth Class Introduction to statistical inference and Type I and II
errors Chps. 9 & 10 Fifth Class Hypothesis testing for mean differences, correlations,
variances Chp.11&14 Sixth Class Hypothesis testing for mean differences, correlations,
variances Chps.11&14 Seventh Class Chi-square tests and other distribution-free tests Chp 16; Ethics and Data Analysis
Readings on CD-ROM Eighth Class Analysis of Variance Chp. 12; Ethics and Data Analysis Reading