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Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Statistics and Experimental Design (LASC11021)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaLanguage Sciences Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionAn introduction to good design and analysis of scientific studies of behaviour, the course covers issues in experimental design, descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics.

Formative feedback;
- Every lab session provides instant formative feedback. 
- Part A feedback also serves a formative function.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?No
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 54, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 43 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
An understanding of internal and external validity, pertinent experimental designs, data as distributions; a grasp of statistical inference, ability to employ a statistical package to run commonly used descriptive and inferential statistics, and to interpret the results.
Assessment Information
A project delivered in two separate parts will test the understanding and practical skills.

Part A assignment deadline: Thursday 31st October 2013 by 12 noon (10%)
Page limit: tbc
Return deadline: Friday 22nd November 2013

Part B assignment deadline: Thursday 28th November 2013 by 12 noon (90%)
Page limit: tbc
Return deadline: Friday 20th December 2013

Students will also be interviewed in week 12 (week commencing Monday 2nd December) as part of the Part B assignment.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Ellen Bard
Tel: (0131 6)50 3951
Email: e.bard@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk
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