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the Cebu at PsyBU

Statistics
with
Keith Sanford
at Baylor University

Cebu (Se-Boo): A domesticated ox characterized by a dewlap and a large hump over the shoulders.

PsyBU (Sie-Boo): Taken from the words "psychology" and "Baylor University." A website for students taking Keith Sanford's statistics course.



This is a page of lecture add-ons. Each add-on expands upon information that was covered during class lecture. The add-ons include supplemental inforamtion, examples, guidance on completing homework assignments, and instructions for writing summaries of statistical results.


Unit 1

mean, standard deviation, z-scores


Unit 2

significance testing, reliability, t-value


Unit 3 Part A

Comparing means from two independent samples. An example from a study investigating pre-marital education.


Unit 3 Part B

Comparing means from a paired samples dataset. An example from a study investigating communication gender differences in married couples.


Unit 4

Correlation and simple regression. An example from an investigation of attributions and anger in couples conflicts.


Unit 5 Part A

Multiple regression. A further example of an investigation of attributions and anger in couples conflicts.


Unit 5 Part B

Multiple regression with multiple steps. An example of an investigation of emotion in couple conflicts.


Unit 6 Part A

Omnibus effects when comparing multiple means. And example from a study testing different approaches to couple therapy.


Unit 6 Part B

Focused contrasts when comparing multiple means. Orthogonal contrasts and post-hoc analysis. A further example from a study testing different approaches to couple therapy.