| Type: | Undergraduate Subject |
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| Code: | PSYC12-200 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Society and Design |
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| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
This subject builds upon the concepts of central tendency and variance covered in the introductory statistics subject. This subject explores how these concepts can be used to help us make statistical decisions using; i) One-way ANOVA, ii) Post-hoc tests iii) Factorial ANOVA and iv) correlational techniques. The principal goals of the subject this semester are to understand the nature of statistical inference (lectures), and to achieve competence in calculating statistics both by hand and using SPSS (labs). Exercises are placed in the context of research problems in Psychology. This subject provides students with intermediate level skills and knowledge in the research methods and data analytic techniques employed by psychologists.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Understand, apply and evaluate the basic research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis and interpretation and the appropriate use of technologies.
- Apply knowledge and skills of Psychology in a manner that is reflexive, to research methods and statistics.
- Demonstrate self-directed pursuit of scholarly inquiry in Psychology.
Enrolment requirements
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Pre-requisites:Co-requisites:There are no co-requisites |
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Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge. All Psychology programs are accredited in the sequence presented and designed to provide students with learning and graduate outcomes in line with APAC accrediation standards. In order to meet these outcomes, students in the Undergraduate program should complete PSYC11, then PSYC12, and finally PSYC13 subjects in the order sequenced. |
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Subject outlines
- May 2025 [Standard - Statistics and Data Analysis 2]
- May 2024 [Standard - Statistics and Data Analysis 2]
- May 2023 [Standard - Statistics and Data Analysis 2]
- May 2022 [Standard - Statistics and Data Analysis 2]
- May 2021 [Standard - Statistics and Data Analysis 2]
- May 2020 [Standard - Statistics and Data Analysis 2]
- May 2019 [Standard - Statistics and Data Analysis 2]
- May 2018 [Standard - Statistics and Data Analysis 2]
- May 2017 [Standard - Statistics and Data Analysis 2]
Subject dates
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May 2025
Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 23/03/2025 Semester start: 19/05/2025 Subject start: 19/05/2025 Last enrolment: 01/06/2025 Teaching census: 13/06/2025 Withdraw - Financial: 14/06/2025 Withdraw - Academic: 05/07/2025
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| Enrolment opens: | 23/03/2025 |
| Semester start: | 19/05/2025 |
| Subject start: | 19/05/2025 |
| Last enrolment: | 01/06/2025 |
| Teaching census: | 13/06/2025 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 14/06/2025 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 05/07/2025 |