Foundations of Statistical Methods in Psychology

PSY 503 • Fall 2022
Jason Geller
Princeton University

Logistics

We will meet once a week

Location

Neuro Inst A03

Lecture

MW 10:00 A.M.– 11:20 A.M.

Office

PSH 325

Schedule A Meeting

https://calendly.com/jg9120/30min

People

Instructor

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Dr. Jason Geller

Lecturer

Schedule

Here’s the roadmap for the semester.

  • Readings should be completed before each class session
  • Slides and other class materials will be added on the day of class
  • Assignments are due at noon on the day they are due (unless otherwise stated)

The Basics Reading Slides Assignment Notes
Week 1 [W, 9/07] Course Introduction Welcome! Please complete the class survey.
Week 2 [MW, 9/12-9/14] Causality, Potential Outcomes, and Experimental Designs, Oh My!
Week 2 [MW, 9/12-9/14] Assumptions and Threats to Causal Inference Problem Set 1 assigned (due Sep 23)
Week 3 [MW, 9/19-9/21] Measurement
Week 3 [MW, 9/19-9/21] To Switch or not to Switch? Introduction to Probability
Week 4 [MW, 9/26-9/28] Conditional Probability Problem Set 2 assigned. Due on 10/3
Week 4 [MW, 9/26-9/28] Models and Monsters, Normal Distributions, and Z-scores
Week 5 [MW, 10/03-10/05] Estimation and Uncertainty: Sampling Distributions and Quantifying Uncertainty
Week 5 [MW, 10/03-10/05] Estimation and Uncertainty: NHST and p-values
Week 6 [MW, 10/10-10/12] Comparing Two Means Problem Set 3 assigned. Due on October 24th
Week 6 [MW, 10/10-10/12] Comparing Two Means: Effect Size and Power
Week 7 [MW, 10/17-10/10/19] Break
THE GLM Reading Slides Assignment Notes
Week 8 [MW, 10/24-10/26] Linear Modeling
Week 8 [MW, 10/24-10/26] Linear Modeling
Week 9 [MW, 10/31-11/02] More LM: Categorical Predictors
Week 10 [MW, 11/7-11/09] Centerng, Linear and Nonlinear Transformations
Week 11 [M, 11/14] Interactions Pset 6 due 11-20
Week 11 [W, 11/16] No Class - Psychonomics
Week 12 [M, 11/21] Interactions
Week 12 [MW, 11/23] Thanksgiving No Class
Week 13 [MW, 11/28-11/30] Logistic Regression Pset 8 due 11-5
Week 14 [MW,12/5-12-7] Extensions to the GLM: Multilevel Modeling
Week 14 [MW,12/5-12-7] Extensions to the GLM: Multilevel Modeling
Week 15 [MW, 12/12-12/14] Reading Days - No Class
Week 16 [T, 12/6] Final Exam Take home final exam due by 12/21

This is a tentative schedule, and details may change as the semester progresses.