Unit of Study STAT4002 Advanced Psychological Data Analysis (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

Hons Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Unit description

Focuses on developing a conceptual understanding of psychometric test construction and current and emerging forms of inferential testing. Reviews research methodology and data analysis concepts at an advanced level with a view to being incorporated into a research project. Psychometric test construction and traditional and modern approaches to inferential testing are discussed and performed.

Unit content

Construction of psychological measurements, including exploratory factor analysis
Multiple regression analysis, moderation, and mediation
Analysis of experimental designs
Review and critique of the logic behind null hypothesis testing
Alternatives to null hypothesis testing
Exploring data analysis strategies for a research project

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term2	Term2
Gold Coast	Term2	Term2
Online	Term2	N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

apply theory and logic relevant to psychological measurement and advanced quantitative statistics to diverse research data

construct a psychometric test and test its structure, psychometric properties, and construct validity

evaluate, select and perform appropriate and complete statistical analyses to assess real-world research questions

report and interpret findings of analyses in accordance with approved conventions in psychology

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Report	35%
Report	50%
Short written response	15%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Report	35%
Report	50%
Short written response	15%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Report	35%
Report	50%
Short written response	15%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

IBM-SPSS. Students need to have access to the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). All campus computers have the 'Premium" pack installed. If purchasing SPSS, the “Standard Version” is the minimum requirement and the "Premium Grad Pack" is the preferred option (as it includes missing data analysis). SPSS can be downloaded as a 30-day free trial before license purchase

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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