PSY60120 - PsyD Psychometrics, Statistics and Research Design

(3 units)

Continuation of PSY6011. Together with PSY6011, this course is provides PsyD students an overview of basic research methods, psychometric theory, and univariate and multivariate statistics used in social science research. Basic concepts in measurement, methodology, design, and statistics are interrelated and applied to reading and evaluating research articles as well as conducting research in psychology. Throughout the course, a conceptual understanding of methods and statistics will be linked to their application in designing studies and conducting statistical analyses using SPSS. Course also includes an introduction to the clinical dissertation process.
Prerequisites: PSY60110