Data Analysis and Reporting is a free micro course designed for anyone who wants to learn more about research methods in psychology. At the end of this course you will be able to:

• Collect and analyze data based on an instructor-approved research proposal.

• Construct and analyze graphical representations of data.

• Describe basic descriptive statistics including measures of central tendency and variability.

• Explain the purpose and appropriateness of inferential statistics such as t-tests and anova.

• Draw valid conclusions from empirical evidence with an awareness of the limits of various research methods.

This course will help you to:

• Identify the major sections of an APA-style research report and the basic contents of each section
• Plan and write an effective APA-style research report
• Use frequency tables and histograms to display and interpret the distribution of a variable
• Compute and interpret the mean, median, and mode of a distribution and identify situations in which each of these measures of central tendency is most appropriate
• Compute and interpret the range and standard deviation of a distribution
• Write out simple descriptive statistics in APA style
• Interpret and create simple APA-style graphs—including bar graphs, line graphs, and scatterplots
• Interpret and create simple APA-style tables—including tables of group or condition means and correlation matrices