PS1103 - Psychological Research Skills 1
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why do psychologists use statistics
psychology is an experimental science that relies on empirical data - information gained through observation of experimentation
researchers use statistics to systemically collect, summarise and interpret this data to answer specific research questions
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descriptive statistics
methods used to summarise display and provide a broad overview of data such as identifying typical values or patterns
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Inferential statistics
used to interpret that data in a standardised way to see of it supports a hypothesis
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categorical data
refers to discrete groups or categories such as sex, species or birth order
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