GCU PSY520 Week 1 Discussion (dq1+dq2) Latest 2021 August

PSY520 Graduate Statistics

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 Statistics can be a foreign topic to many people and/or cause anxiety. This checklist may help you succeed.

Schedule 20-25 hours a week for studying and completing assignments

Review the specific terms for each topic on the Statistics Visual Learner website

Read the assigned chapters from the textbook and complete the Progress Checks as you are reading for practice

Use the Electronic Resources for extra assistance (Khan videos, SPSS tutorials, SAGE resources, etc.)

Complete the assignment(s) for each topic

Having reviewed this checklist, what challenges might you face? What steps can you take to succeed in the class?

Review the levels of measurement terms in the Statistics Visual Learner media piece. Compare and contrast Stevens's four scales of measurement and explain when each type of scale should be used.

DQ2 The professor teaching a large introductory class gives a final exam that has alternate forms, A, B, and C. A student taking the exam using Form B is upset because she claims that Form B is much harder than Forms A and C. Discuss how percentile point data might be useful to determine if the student is correct.