Beginning Students in Psy 300B
 Should Know from Math 140 (statistics), Psy 290, & 300A

Define the following:
Range, __
Variance, __
Pearson Correlation, __
Spearman Correlation, __
Dependent t-test, __
Independent t-test, __
Chi-square, __
Anova, __
One-way, __
Two-way,  __
Levels of measurement, __
Null Hypothesis Ho, __
Alternative Hypothesis Ha, __
Type I statistical error, __
Type II statistical error,  __
Parametric statistics, __
Inferential statistics, __

Idenfity these symbols
M, __
SD, __
N, __
n, __
df, __
F, __
t, __
X2, __
r, __
r2, __
 p, __
n.s.

Define the following:
Ethics
APA
APA writing style
SPSS
IRB
Excel
Powerpoint
Word
WebCT
HTML
Flash Disk

Define the following:
IV and DV
Experiment
Alternatives to experiments
Between vs. Within designs
Effect size
Hypothesis
Ways to control extraneous variables
Alternative explanation
Small N design
Counterbalancing
Quasi-Experiments

there are many other things that might come up in this class. The best way to do well is to have a statistics reference book. Have a good course. (9/7/07)