PSYC 60 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Statistical Inference, Fahrenheit, Operational Definition
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Psyc 60 lecture 1 and 2 notes (chapter 1: why is statistics important, statistics allows us to organize, summarize, and interpret information in the environment (observations, it also allows us to predict future events from prior observations. Psyc 60 lecture 1 and 2 notes (chapter 1: statistical truth: we can only prove something if we can measure the population. As a result of sampling error, we can only ever determine. The dependent variable is the one that is measured (or observed): a constant is a characteristic that is fixed across conditions, we manipulate a variable of interest (i. v. ), and observe the effect on an outcome variable (d. v. Psyc 60 lecture 1 and 2 notes (chapter 1: ex: shark beacon study, a shark researcher believes that he has created an effective shark deterrent. A underwater beacon gives off a sonic pulse that humans can"t hear, but that drives sharks away.
