36-309/749 Experimental Design for Behavioral and Social Sciences

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Course Information

Syllabus: (pdf file)

Meeting Times: 

Lectures: 12:00-1:20 DH2315 (Tuesdays only) 
Labs: 
  [Section A]: Thursdays, 12:00-1:20, Baker 140C and F, Computer Labs
  [Section B]: Thursdays, 1:30-2:50, Baker 140F, Computer Lab
  [Section C]: Fridays, 12:00-1:20, Baker 140C and F, Computer Labs
  [Section D]: Fridays, 1:30-2:50, Baker 140F, Computer Lab
Office Hours: Howard: Mon 3:00-4:00, Tue 3:00-4:00, Wed 8:30-9:30AM, and by appointment in BH232H
              TAs: Brian Kent, 2:00-3:00 Mondays (Wean 8110)
                   Nathan VanHoudnos, 4:00-5:00 Tuesdays (HBH 3045)
Midterm Exam: Tuesday 10/16 12:00-1:30 
No calculator, one sheet of notes (two sides) allowed. Consider putting this on your sheet: Formula sheet

Final Exam: TBA

No calculator allowed.  Bring one sheet of notes (two sides allowed).

Staff Information

Professor: Howard Seltman  
TAs: TBA 36-749 TA: TBA

Lecture Notes

August 28: Intro
Sept. 4: Statistical Principles with t-test, ANOVA examples
Sept. 11: Design Principles
Sept. 18: Regression
Sept. 25: ANCOVA
Oct. 2: 2-way ANOVA
Oct. 9: midterm review
Oct. 23: power
Oct. 30: contrasts
Nov. 6: within subjects designs
Nov. 13: categorical DVs
Nov. 27: mixed models
Dec. 4: final review

Textbook

The text book is on-line at http://www.stat.cmu.edu/~hseltman/309/Book/

An alternate textbook choice is Doing Statistics with SPSS by Kerr, Hall and Kozub (Sage Publications, 2002, ISBN 0 7619 7385 0). If you use this book, be sure to print out the Errata.

Labs

Aug. 30/31: Lab1.pdf   Lab1Remainder.sav   Lab1Sol.pdf
Sep. 6/7: Lab2.pdf   rathandling.sav   Files for part 3   program.sav   Lab2Sol.pdf
Sep. 13/14: Lab3.pdf   ScareMemory.sav   assume.sav   Lab3Sol.pdf
Sep. 20/21: Lab4.pdf   string.sav   marigold.dat   Lab4Sol.pdf
Sep. 27/28: Lab5.pdf   FearAnger.sav   algebra.dat   Lab5Sol.pdf
Oct. 4/5: Lab6.pdf   ginkgoL6.sav   Lab6Sol.pdf
Oct. 25/26: Lab7.pdf   Lenth Power Applet   Lab7Sol.pdf
Nov. 1/2: Lab8.pdf   wafer08.sav   ginkgo.sav   algebra2.xls Lab8Sol.pdf
Nov. 8/9: Lab9.pdf   quervain.txt   energy2.sav Lab9Sol.pdf
Nov. 15/16: Lab10.pdf   fiber.sav   donner.sav oring.sav Lab10Sol.pdf
Nov. 29/30: Lab11.pdf   learnMM.sav   HiSclBeyond.sav Lab11Sol.pdf

Homework: All homework is due by 3:00 PM Wednesdays to BH132L (or in class Tuesday)

Due 9/5: HW1.pdf   Leopore.sav HW1Sol.pdf  
Due 9/12: HW2.pdf   TalkingToBabies.sav ERG.sav HW2Sol.pdf  
Due 9/19: HW3.pdf   (SPSS not required)   Science Direct (Download author=Hare, volume=17, page=619) Casler Article HW3Sol.pdf  
Due 9/26: HW4.pdf   ischemia.dat media.csv HW4Sol.pdf  
Due 10/3: HW5.pdf   gupta.dat colors.sav HW5Sol.pdf
Due 10/10: HW6.pdf   haptic.sav recognition.sav   HW6Sol.pdf
Due 10/31: HW7.pdf   Lenth Power Applet   HW7Sol.pdf
Due 11/7: HW8.pdf   ERG.sav recognition.sav   HW8Sol.pdf
Due 11/14: HW9.pdf   WSschiz.sav WSBSschiz.sav   HW9Sol.pdf
Due 11/21: HW10.pdf   convention.sav HW10Sol.pdf
Due 11/21: 36-309 Only:    HW11-309.pdf   HW11-309Sol.pdf
36-749 Only:    HW11-749.pdf   seizures.sav   HW11-749Sol.pdf

Links

Some Advice
Math Review Sheet
SPSS links
Cluster Information

Exams

Final2010S309.pdf   Final2010RP309.pdf   Final2010Sol309.pdf
Final2009S309.pdf   Final2009RP309.pdf   Final2009Sol309.pdf
MidTerm2012.pdf   MT2012RP.pdf   MidTerm2012Sol.pdf
Mini Self-Exam.pdf
Midterm2010.pdf   Result Pack   Solutions
Midterm2009.pdf   Result Pack   Solutions