Educational Statistics
EDP 557, Section 002

EDP 577, Educational Statistics, is a course intended to give you an introduction to statistics and research methodology as they are used in education, psychology and other social sciences. By the end of this course, you should be familiar with basic terminology used in scientific journal articles.

Attendance is mandatory. If you know in advance that you must miss a class meeting (for example, because of a religious holiday), please notify me in advance and arrange to make up any missed activities and arrange with a classmate to provide the notes from class. Among the university’s recognized acceptable reasons for missing class are serious illness; illness/death of a family member; university-related trips; and major religious holidays.

Cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted according to the university’s regulations against academic misconduct. This extends to the homework. You are expected to do your own work. If you do not understand something, call or email me, and I will help you.

You will have several opportunities to earn points toward your final grade. Here is the breakdown of the criteria upon which your grade will be based:

Below is a schedule of activities and readings. I will tell you when there are sections of a chapter that you do not have to read. This schedule may be adjusted as needed, depending on the amount of time we spend on certain activities. You also will be given handouts occasionally in addition to these readings; you will be responsible for understanding the material on the handouts.