UNIVERSITY OF CALOOCAN CITY

Biglang Awa St., 12th Ave. East, Caloocan City

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES

PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT

Course Name Psychological Statistics 1 (Parametric Tests))

Course Credits 3 Units
Course Description Covers the basic concepts and methods of descriptive and inferential statistics,
their use in the design, analysis and interpretation of psychological studies.
Relevant research topic and cases shall be discussed and linked to the
appropriate parametric statistical methods.
Contact 3 Hours
Hours/Week
Course Objectives After taking the course, the students can:
1. Discuss the significance of Descriptive Statistics to organize, describe
and analyze a given set of data;
2. Apply and use the foundations of Inferential Statistics in standardizing
distributions, determining probability and testing statistical hypotheses;
3. Classify and identify the degree of association/correlation existing
between variables using parametric measures of Inferential Statistics;
4. Organize a research study and integrate concepts about parametric tests.
5. Use statistical software to perform data analysis and conclusion.

COURSE OUTLINE AND TIMEFRAME

Week Courses Content/Subject Matter

Week 1 Orientation and Introduction

(Institutional Vision, Mission, Goal and Objectives: College Vision and
Mission, Department’s Vision, Mission and Objectives; Program Expected
Outcomes and Course syllabus)

Part 1 – DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS

Week 2 Unit 1 - Basic Concepts in Statistics
Sampling Techniques
Collection of Data

Week 3 - 4 Unit II – Frequency Distribution

Graphs

Week 5 – 7 Unit III – Measures of Central Tendency

Measures of Variation

Week 8 Unit IV – Normal Distribution (Z-scores)

Skewness and Kurtosis
Week 9 MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Part 2 – INFERENTIAL STATISTICS

Week 10 – Unit V – Hypothesis Testing
Choosing Appropriate Statistical Test

Week 11 – 13 Unit VI – Parametric Tests:

1. z-test
2. t-test
3. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
4. Pearson Product-Moment Correlation
5. Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient
6. Chi-Square

Week 14 – 15 Unit VII – Software Program Application of different Statistical Tests.

Week 16 - 17 Unit VIII – Application of Inferential Statistics in Social Statistics Research.

Week 18 FINAL EXAMINATION