1st cycle of studies in Psychology

Statistics Applied to Psychology I2

Estatística Aplicada à Psicologia I

Curse code:9219102

José Américo Almeida De Brito

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:

This curricular unit aims are: to develop theoretical and practical knowledge of Descriptive and Inferential Univariate Statistics, with applications to Psychology using a software package for statistical analysis (SPSS).

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 and validate underlying assumptions of univariate methods of data analysis.
  • To apply univariate methods of data analysis using the software package SPSS.
Syllabus:
  1. Introduction.
  2. Random variables e scale.
  3. Descriptive statistics.
  4. Random variables.
  5. Estimation of confidence intervals for mean, proportion and variance.
  6. Hypothesis testing.
  7. Association between random variables.
 
Suggested Bibliography:
  • Maroco J (2007) Análise Estatística com utilização do SPSS, 3rd ed., Lisboa: Edições Sílabo
  • Mello FG (2000) Probabilidades e Estatística - conceitos e métodos fundamentais I, 2nd ed., Lisboa: Escolar Editora
  • Mello FG (1997) Probabilidades e Estatística - conceitos e métodos fundamentais II, 1st ed., Lisboa: Escolar Editora

 

 

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