Statistics Applied to Psychology I
Estatística Aplicada à Psicologia I
Course code:9219102
José Américo Almeida De Brito
Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:
This curricular unit aims are: to promote knowledge, attitudes and competences acquisition in the field of descriptive and inferential univariate statistics by the students, required by its practical and critical application to the scientific area of this study cycle.
Accordingly, the specific objectives of the CU are the following:
- To describe and represent data sets, using appropriate parameters and methods of data organization.
- To estimate populational parameters based on sample data.
- To identify, discuss and validate underlying assumptions of univariate methods of data analysis.
- To apply univariate methods of data analysis using the software package SPSS.
- To discuss in a critical way the results of a statistical analysis of data.
Syllabus:
- Introduction.
- Random variables and scale.
- Descriptive statistics.
- Random variables.
- Estimation of confidence intervals for mean, proportion and variance.
- Hypothesis testing.
- Association between random variables.
Suggested Bibliography:
- Maroco J (2007) Análise Estatística com utilização do SPSS, 3rd ed., Lisboa: Edições Sílabo. ISBN 972-618-452-2
- Galvão de Mello F (2000) Probabilidades e Estatística - conceitos e métodos fundamentais I, 2nd ed., Lisboa: Escolar Editora. ISBN 972-592-095-3
- Galvão de Mello F (1997) Probabilidades e Estatística - conceitos e métodos fundamentais II, 1st ed., Lisboa: Escolar Editora. ISBN 972-592-095-3