PSA_032 Mathematical and statistical methods for psychologists II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2006
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Helena Klimusová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Martin Jelínek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Mojmír Tyrlík, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:35 zruseno D22, Wed 11:40–16:35 A01
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PSA_032/sk1: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Jelínek, H. Klimusová
PSA_032/sk2: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Jelínek, H. Klimusová
PSA_032/sk3: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Jelínek, H. Klimusová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PSA_004 Math and stat methods psych I && PSA_038 Methodology I
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the courses is to provide students with understandable and instructive lessons on mathematical-statistical methods and their application in psychology. Minimal mathematical apparatus is utilized; instead, the situations solved by the statistical methods and their conditions and considerations are described in detail. The subject matter of this course is the hypothesis testing and multivariate techniques.
Syllabus
  • The review of Mathematical and statistical methods, part I; Correlation, regression; Multivariate regression analysis; Statistical power, sample size, effect size; Statistical reports; Multivariate techniques: factor analysis; Multivariate techniques: cluster analysis; Multivariate techniques: MDS, discriminant analysis; Multivariate techniques: structural modelling; Item analysis, reliability; Aplication of methods of data analysis in psychological research; Summary.
Literature
  • HEALEY, Joseph F. Statistics: A Tool for Social Research. 3rd ed. Belmont, California: Wadsworth, Inc., 1993, 555 pp. ISBN 0-534-17742-5. info
  • SWOBODA, Helmut. Moderní statistika. Edited by Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch, Translated by Jaromír Císař. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1977, 351 s. URL info
  • DISMAN, Miroslav. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost : příručka pro uživatele. Praha: Karolinum, 1993, 374 stran. ISBN 8070668229. info
  • GREGOR, Miroslav, Svatka PŘADKOVÁ and Daniela SPĚŠNÁ. Statistika pro sociology. (Statistics for Sociology.). In Statistika pro sociology. Brno: Masarykova univerzita Brno, 1993. ISBN 80-210-0560-2. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Zkouška je složena z písemného testu a z praktické zkoušky - vyřešení několika příkladů a prezentace výsledků v podobě výzkumné zprávy. Do celkového hodnocení se započítávají i body za domácí úkoly. Přítomnost studentů na přednáškách a cvičení není kontrolována. Osnovy přednášek, zadání cvičení i řešení cvičení jsou průběžne k dispozici v IS v oddílu Studijní materiály.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1998, Spring 1999, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017.
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