PSY 201   Introduction to quantitative topics in psychology.  Spring Semester, 2010.

 

 

TTh 9:00-10:15 PM, PRCE, Room 277

 

Instructor:                    

 

Prof. Zygmunt Pizlo, PRCE 194, tel. 494 6930,

email: pizlo@psych.purdue.edu

                        Office hours: Th 2:00 - 2:50 PM

 

 

Teaching Assistants:     

 

Johanna Xi,     PRCE 385D, email: zxi@purdue.edu

                        Office hours: M 1:30-2:30PM, W 10:30-11:30 AM

 

Motonori Yamaguchi, PSYC 3113 (lab), PSYC 3198 (office)

                        email: myamaguc@psych.purdue.edu

Office hours: F 12:00-2:00 PM

                                                                                   

 

Textbook:     Moore, D.S., McCabe, G.P. & Craig, B.A. (2009). Introduction to the Practice of Statistics. 6th Edition, Freeman (chapters 1-12).

 

 

 

 

Assignments

 

            There will be six homework assignments. Each assignment will count 5.55% (total 33.3%). Assignments are graded on an absolute scale.

 

Exams

 

            There will be two exams, each will count 33.3%. The final exam will NOT be cumulative.  For each exam, you may bring a sheet of paper, standard size (8.5" x 11"), on which you may write definitions and formulas, you wish to consult during the exam.  No other books or notes will be permitted. Calculator is recommended.

 

Grades

 

            Grades will be based on scores earned on the exams, on the quiz and on the assignments.  For each exam the average score of two highest student scores will be set to 100% and each individual's score will be scaled to a % of the average "high" student.  After the final exam the scores will be averaged and letter grades will be assigned by conventional cut-points, that is, 90-100%=A, 80-89%=B, 70-79%=C, 60-69%=D and below 60%=F.

 

Lectures

 

            After each class, the lecture slides will be posted on the web site.

Midterm

 

March 2, 9-10:15am.