Jul 31, 2025

The Elmira College Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025 Academic Year

The Elmira College Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025 Academic Year [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSY 2602 - QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY

credits: 3.0
Intended for Psychology Majors. This course will begin with a brief introduction to data and descriptive statistics as they apply to psychological data. We will then focus on the statistical techniques necessary for hypothesis testing and on the inferential statistics used to analyze questions about group differences, and non-experimental hypotheses regarding the relationships among variables. Students will learn to use both hand-held calculators and computers for statistical analyses. Method of Instruction: Lecture and discussion. Method of Evaluation: In-class exams which will include problem solving and short answer.

Prerequisite(s): MAT 1030 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA and PSY 1010 - INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY (or) MAT 1930 - IMMERSION COLLEGE ALGEBRA and PSY 1010 - INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY (or) MAT 2010 - CALCULUS I and PSY 1010 - INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY and MAT 2020 - CALCULUS II and PSY 1010 - INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY (or) MAT 1091 - PRE-CALCULUS I and PSY 1010 - INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY (or) MAT 1092 - PRE-CALCULUS II and PSY 1010 - INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY