Department of Counselling and Psychology Course outline | |
Course Title | Statistics for Social Sciences |
Course Code | PSY103 |
Number of Credits | 3 |
Duration of Weeks | 15 |
Contact Hours Per Week | 2 hours Lecture; 1 hour Tutorial |
Pre-requisite Course(s) | N/A |
Course Aims |
This course aims to familiarize students with the fundamental concepts and techniques of descriptive and inferential statistics in behavioral sciences. The course begins with an introduction to the basic statistical concepts and the logic of hypothesis testing. The application of statistical techniques and the computation of statistics will also be demonstrated to answer research questions in the real world. Students will also learn how to visualize data, interpret statistical output, and report statistical results.
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