Quantitative Methods II

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Quantitative Methods II

• Instructor Michael Moore

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Course Overview

• Quantitative Methods II
• Psychology 31684  Section 001  Call 15511
• Spring 2006
• Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1205 pm - 1255 pm
• Kent Hall Addition, Room 101
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• Instructor                 Michael Moore
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• Office                        Kent Hall (not the
  Addition), Room 267
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• E-mail                       mtmoore1_at_kent.edu
• E-mail is probably the single best way to reach
  me, as I tend to check it obsessively. However,
  for other than the most simple questions about
  course mechanics, etc. it is better to catch me
  during Office Hours than my having to compose a
  dissertation-length e-mail reply.
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• Office Hours            Mondays, Wednesdays,
  Fridays 1255 pm 155 pm
• Also by appointment.  These office hours are
  preliminary and may need to be changed.  Any
  changes will be announced in class.

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Course Overview

• Voicemail 330.672.7915
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• Web Page http//www.geocities.com/shinmoore/teach
  ing.html

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Course Overview
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Course Overview

• Class Attendance and Participation
• Not mandatory but strongly recommended  
• Statistics can easily get away from you if you
  arent careful
• Atmosphere of open communication between student
  and teacher essential
• Dialogue necessary for me to tailor this class to
  your particular needs
• I cannot address concerns you may have if I am
  unaware of them
• Quant II Statistical Grad School Prep
• Im open to discussing grad school prep both in
  office hours and during class

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Class Overview

• Homework 
• Based on material in SPSS computer labs
• Cumulatively worth 25 of your grade
• Due at the beginning of class on the due date
  no late homework will be accepted
• Graded on a 0 to 1 scale
• Collaboration is OK, plagiarism is not and will
  result in a 0, as well as poor exam performance

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Course Overview

• Examinations 
• 3 take-home exams worth 25 of your grade each
• Mixture of multiple choice and statistical
  problems
• Showing work means printing out all SPSS output
• Exams not explicitly cumulative, but material
  naturally builds upon itself

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Course Overview

• Make-Up Exams  Make-up exams will be given only
  in emergency situations and with adequate
  documentation (e.g., a written note from a
  physician).  If a student is unable to take an
  exam on the scheduled date because of an
  emergency, the student must notify the instructor
  in advance, or as soon as circumstances would
  possibly allow.  The instructor reserves the
  right to determine the adequacy of the emergency
  and associated documentation prior to granting
  students permission to take make-up exams.  You
  are responsible for contacting me in order to
  make arrangements for a make-up exam. If an exam
  is missed and no make-up exam is taken, a zero
  will be given for that exam.
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• Final Grade  Your grade for the course will be
  computed as follows
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•                                    Exam
  1                        25
•                                     Exam
  2                        25
•                                     Final
  Exam                 25
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  Homework                  25

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Course Overview

• Academic Dishonesty 
• You can pass my class without cheating, with
  ease, if you keep up with the work
• Not worth ruining your potential grad school
  career
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• Students with Disabilities 
• If you have a documented disability and require
  accommodations, please contact me at the
  beginning of the semester.
• You must first verify your eligibility for these
  through Student Accessibility Services.
• You can contact them by calling 330-672-3391,
  visit their offices in the Michael Schwartz
  Center, Room 181, or visit www.registrars.kent.edu
  /disability/default.htm for more information on
  registration procedures.

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Course Overview

• Lecture and Reading Outline This following
  outline serves as a tentative guide since dates
  for particular lecture topics can only be
  approximate and because material may be added or
  deleted as necessary.  Again, listed exam dates
  are only approximate and may be subject to
  change.  If changes to exam dates are made, they
  will be announced in class as soon as possible,
  but in any case at least a week prior to the exam
  date. 
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• Course Outline
• Classes in red are held in the computer lab, Kent
  Hall, Rm. 066
• Date                Topic              
             Text Chapter
• W 1/17 Course Overview None
• F 1/19 Basic Concepts/Central Tendency H Ch. 1
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• M 1/22 Measures of Central Tendency/Variability H
  Ch. 2
• W 1/24 The Normal Distribution H Ch. 3
• F 1/26 Sampling Distributions H Ch. 4
• M 1/29 Sampling Distributions/Hypothesis
  Testing H Ch. 4
• W 1/31 Hypothesis Testing H Ch. 4
• F 2/2 Intro. To SPSS (Descriptive
  Statistics) GS Units 1-3, 5
• M 2/5 One-Sample T-Tests H Ch. 7
• W 2/7 Matched Sample T-Tests H Ch. 7
• F 2/9 Matched Sample T-Tests H Ch. 7
• HW 1 DUE
• W 2/21 EXAM 1 NO CLASS