Jun 08, 2025  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

PSY 290 - Statistics for Psychology


3 Credit Hour(s)

Students learn how psychologists use statistics as a “tool” when conducting psychological research. The course focuses on both descriptive and inferential statistics as well as the logic underlying hypothesis testing. Students learn how to write APA “Results” sections similar to those published in psychology scholarly journals as well as learn how to use SPSS and interpret its output. Cross-Listed Course(s): SA 290 

Prerequisite(s): C or higher in WRT 112  and PSY 201 
Corequisite(s): PSY 291 
Liberal Arts Core Fulfillment: 2.2 Quantitative Analysis
Offered: Fall and Spring