BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY

PROGRAM CURRICULUM AY 2020 - 2021

Course Name: PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS

Course Description:

Basic concepts and methods of descriptive and inferential statistics and their use in the design, analysis,
and interpretation of psychological studies.

Course Outcome:

At the end of this course, the students are expected to:

1. Apply basic concepts and methods of descriptive and inferential statistics in the design, analysis and interpretation of psychological studies.
2. Conduct a survey and apply the concepts in statistics to determine the findings regarding the explored phenomenon.
Course Credits: 5 units
Contact Hours/week: 5 hours

Prerequisite: None

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 Course Outline:

Course Objective Content/ Topics Teaching-Learning Evaluative Measures Time Frame

Activities

Descriptive Statistics

Define basic concepts in Basic Concepts in Statistics Discussion 1st week

statistics specifically,
descriptive and inferential
statistics, variable, scales of Quiz
measurement, population,
sample and parameter.

Differentiate and illustrate the Sampling Techniques Exposition 2nd week

different sampling techniques.
Enumerate and describe the Collection of Data Exposition Conduct a survey on an issue of
different methods of collecting the student’s choice
data and show or illustrate
examples.
Construct a frequency Frequency Distribution Demonstration and 3rd week
distribution table from a given Discussion Presentation of data gathered
set of raw data. from the survey in tabular and
Illustrate and present data in Graphs Exposition graphical form
graphical format.

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 Determine the mean, median Measures of Central Tendency Exposition 4th week
and mode of grouped and
ungrouped data.
Determine the range, variance Measures of Variation Exposition Quiz 5th week
and standard deviation of a
given set of data.
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 6th week

Determine the corresponding z- Normal Distribution Discussion Quiz 7th week

scores of a given set of data and
determine its skewness and
kurtosis.
Inferential Statistics

Perform the steps in testing the Hypothesis Testing Discussion Seatwork 8th week
truth of a hypothesis.
Apply z-test to determine: z-test Exposition Seatwork and Quiz 9th to 10th
a. Comparison between week
population and sample
means.
b. Significance of difference
between the population and a
sample proportion.
c. Significance of difference
between two independent
proportions.

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 Apply t-test to determine: t-test Exposition Seatwork and Quiz 11th to 12th
a. Comparison between the week
population mean and
sample mean.
b. Difference between
means of independent
samples.
c. Significance of
difference between two
correlated means.

MIDTERM EXAMINATION 13th week

Determine the significance of Analysis of Variance Discussion Seatwork and Quiz 14th week
the differences between
variances using analysis of
variances.
Determine the linear Pearson Product-Moment Exposition Seatwork and Quiz 15th week
relationship between the two Correlation Coefficient
random variables x and y using
Pearson Product-Moment
correlation coefficient or
Pearson

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 Use Spearman Rho to test Spearman’s Rank Correlation Exposition Seatwork and Quiz 16th week
hypothesis for ranked data Coefficient
entries.
Apply Chi-Square in: Chi-Square Discussion Quiz 17th to 18th
a. Test of Independence week
b. Goodness of Fit
c. Testing the significance
of difference between
two proportions

FINAL EXAMINATIONS 19th week

Course Requirements:

Term Examinations; Quizzes/ Exercises; Class Participation; Output

References:

Elizabeth B Parreño and Ronel O. Jimenez (2014), Basic Statistics A Worktext, C & E Publishing, Inc., Quezon City.
Ken Black (2010), Business Statistics for Contemporary Decision Making: Sixth Edition, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., USA

Class Policies:

• Tardiness will not be tolerated. Being late for 15 minutes in a 1 ½ hour class or 30 minutes for a 3 hour class is considered absent.
• Students who are causing disruptions during class hours will be punished as defined in the student manual.
• Special exams will only be given to students who were able to secure an excuse slip from the OSA as defined in the student manual.
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