What This Document Is
This document is a review sheet designed to help students prepare for the final exam in PSYC 3400: Statistical Methods in Psychological Research at Brooklyn College. It consolidates key concepts and topics covered throughout the course, focusing on inferential statistics. It’s intended as a focused study aid, not a replacement for lectures, readings, or assignments.
Why This Document Matters
This review sheet is crucial for students nearing the end of the course who need a concise overview of the material that will be assessed on the final exam. It’s particularly useful for identifying areas needing further review and for understanding the relative importance of different topics. Students should use this in the days leading up to the exam to solidify their understanding and test their recall.
Common Limitations or Challenges
This review sheet is *not* a comprehensive textbook or a substitute for active learning. It provides a high-level overview and does not include detailed explanations, practice problems with solutions, or in-depth derivations of formulas. It assumes a foundational understanding of the concepts already taught in the course. It also doesn’t offer personalized feedback on individual student understanding.
What This Document Provides
This review sheet covers the following key areas:
* **One-way ANOVA and Multiple Comparisons:** Including concepts like F distribution, assumptions, hypothesis testing, ANOVA tables, effect size (eta squared and omega squared), and post-hoc tests (Scheffe’s, Tukey’s HSD, Newman-Keuls, Bonferroni, Fisher’s LSD).
* **Nonparametric Tests:** Including Chi-squared tests, assumptions, and comparisons to parametric tests (t-tests, ANOVA). It also lists equivalent nonparametric tests for common parametric procedures (Mann-Whitney, Wilcoxon, Kruskal-Wallis).
* **Review of Inferential Statistics:** Including null and alternative hypotheses, sampling distributions, critical regions, Type I and Type II errors, statistical power, and a flowchart for selecting appropriate statistical tests.
* **Experimental Designs:** A summary of statistical tests appropriate for different experimental designs (single sample, correlated groups, independent groups, and multigroup designs).
This review sheet *does not* include computational formulas for SS and SSy, detailed worked examples, or a complete explanation of every statistical concept covered in the course. It is a guide to *what* you need to know, not *how* to do everything.
