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PSYCHOLOGY
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PSY
221 - Statistics
for the Behavioral Sciences
Five Quarter Hours
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| PREREQUISITES: MATH 113 or tier math placement above 113, or equivalent college-level algebra course. Students with credit for MATH 251, PSY 121 or QBA 201 may not enroll in this course. |
| COURSE OVERVIEW: The course introduces students to the concepts and processes of basic statistics, including graphing, measures of central tendency and variability, and computation and interpretation of several tests of hypotheses. |
| METHODS OF COURSE INSTRUCTION: All material for this course is print-based. Instructor and students communicate and exchange materials through postal mail. |
| TEXTBOOKS AND SUPPLIES: ISBN 0314068066 Gravetter, F. J. and L. B. Wallnau (1996) Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (4th ed.) St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co. ISBN 0314068112 Gravetter and Wallnau (1996). Study guide to Accompany Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (4th ed.) St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co.
...available
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bookstore.
| STUDENTS
ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO BUY TEXTBOOKS UNTIL
REGISTERED IN COURSES AS REQUIRED EDITIONS CAN CHANGE
WITHOUT NOTICE. |
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| LESSONS
AND WRITING ASSIGNMENTS:
The
course has 12 lessons, including 3 supervised examinations.
Each regular lesson has a submitted assignment consisting of
problems from the relevant chapter(s) of the text. |
EXAMINATIONS:
The
course has three examinations, each covering three lessons.
Two hours is allowed for each examination. The examinations
have two parts: a closed-book objective-question section testing
basic principles and interpretation, and an open-book section
testing the ability to apply statistical measures to problems.
Students may bring and use a simple calculator for the examinations.
If you reside near an Ohio University campus, you must take your examination at the nearest campus. Others can arrange to have their examinations proctored at another accredited college or university or, if it is more convenient, at an accredited local high school. Ohio University reserves the right to reject a proposed examination supervisor. Detailed information about examination procedures will be included with your enrollment material. Examinations may not be taken online nor by e-mail. |
| GRADING CRITERIA: The final grade will be weighted one-fourth for the lesson assignments and three-fourths for the examinations. Grades will be computed on numeric values and converted as follows:
90 - 100% = A
86 - 89% = A-
82 - 85% = B+ | 78 - 81% = B
74 - 77% = B-
70 - 73% = C+ | 66 - 69% = C
62 - 65% = C-
58 - 61% = D+ | 54 - 57% = D
50 - 53% = D-
Below 50% = F | |
| ENROLLMENT INFORMATION: Active Terms: Not term-based; self-paced study. Eight months to finish. Registration Dates: Enroll at any time.
Call Independent and Distance Learning Programs at 1-800-444-2910
if you have questions about this course, the enrollment
process, or Ohio University degree opportunities.
Ohio
Learning Networkers: Always check with your home campus
advisor to make certain that a course from another school
will fulfill your degree requirements.
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