Psychology 2011 1997 Lab Week 10 Summary

These pages are demonstration pages of mixed mode deli very for an on-campus course. The curriculum and course structure has changed substantially for 1998, but these pages have been retained here as an example of a particular use of the Web in teaching.

SPSS TUTORIAL

The exercises covered one-way and one-way with repeated measures ANOVAs. It was both surprising and a tad disappointing to see many people running through the exercises and being satisfied with obtaining the "correct" answer, without giving any thought or consideration to what these tests are actually examining with respect to the data. It is not enough to say we have a significant or non-significant F value - you must then be able to state what that actually means with respect to the research question.

Furthermore, many of you had forgotten basic labelling procedures from the first tutorial two weeks ago. You should now be proficient at labelling variables appropriately using the DEFINE variables options. Another tip is to take care when "shunting" variables into the DEPENDENT and FACTOR boxes as part of the analyses process. Incorrect "shunting" can lead to bizarre df, MS and F ratio values all affecting your F significant value.

At the end of this tutorial it is anticipated that you will be knowledgeable and confident in setting up datafiles for both one-way and one-way repeated ANOVAs, conducting these tests, reading the output clearly to understand the statistical result, and being able to relate that back to the research question.

Behaviour & Heredity Laboratory

Details on what was covered in this section of the lab can be found at Behaviour And Heredity Laboratory. A summary of some of the discussion points raised in the labs on the two Genetic Counselling Scenarios will appear early next week here. Again the manner in which most groups approached these issues and the points raised was most pleasing. Good lab diary material folks!!

Results from the mini mini quiz will be avaible in the next few weeks.

Remember in preparation for the labs next week please read the APS Code of Professional Conduct.

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