Statistical Methods for Cognitive Psychologists
Michaelmas 2001
Level
- This is a course planned with the needs in mind of a graduate student starting as a PhD student at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences and related institutions. It will in addition be open to others e.g. research assistants, junior scientists, visitors.
Style
- The presentation will be as fairly formal lectures, each aiming to outline a particular class of methods
- to give examples of it being applied to realistic situations
- to indicate how to implement it using software available at CBU
Location
Lectures will take place in the West Wing Lecture Theatre on Thursdays from 12 am till 1 p.m. and are being given by [mailto:ian.nimmo-smith@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk Ian Nimmo-Smith] and [mailto:peter.watson@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk Peter Watson] who will welcome any feedback.
(Last updated 2 October 2001)
Links to PowerPoint and PDF files of the lecture notes are being added during the progress of the course.
Date |
Lecturer |
Topic |
October 11 |
Peter Watson |
[http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/Statistics/Resources/Lectures2001/1-Exploratory-Data-Analysis-PW.ppt Exploratory Data Analysis] |
October 18 |
Ian Nimmo-Smith |
[http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/Statistics/Resources/Lectures2001/2-Anatomy-of-Statistics-INS.pdf The anatomy of statistical methods: models, hypotheses, significance and power] |
October 25 |
Peter Watson |
[http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/Statistics/Resources/Lectures2001/3-Linear-Regression-PW.ppt Simple and multiple linear regression] |
November 1 |
Ian Nimmo-Smith |
[http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/Statistics/Resources/Lectures2001/4-GLM-INS.pdf The General Linear Model and complex designs including Analysis of Covariance] |
November 8 |
NO MEETING |
NO MEETING |
November 15 |
Peter Watson |
[http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/Statistics/Resources/Lectures2001/5-anova-PW.ppt Anova of balanced multi-factorial designs applied to between subjects designs, and single subject studies] |
November 22 |
Ian Nimmo-Smith |
[http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/Statistics/Resources/Lectures2001/6-repeated-INS.ppt Repeated Measures and Mixed Model ANOVA] |
November 29 |
Peter Watson |
[http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/Statistics/Resources/Lectures2001/7-power-PW.ppt Power analysis] |
December 6 |
Ian Nimmo-Smith |
[http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/Statistics/Resources/Lectures2001/8-posthocs-INS.ppt Post-hoc tests, multiple comparisons, contrasts and handling Interactions] |
December 13 |
Peter Watson |
[http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/Statistics/Resources/Lectures2001/9-latent-pw.ppt Latent variable models (factor analysis and all that)] |
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