And then came the numbers…
Posted by Madi on November 9, 2009 in Uncategorized
To say that I was excited about Psyc 200 would be a lie. People only had bad things to say about this class calling it “Boot Camp” and “the class that stands between you and your degree.” How could anyone be excited about class like that? And what’s even more scary is that the class […]
And I thought statistics just tested your hypothesis…
Posted by Emma B. on November 6, 2009 in statistics
Psych 200: Methods and Analyses. The class is listed inconspicuously in the course description book, but after being in this course for a few months, I have learned that statistics are anything but inconspicuous. They are psychologists’ vital tools for explaining and expressing their findings and sharing them with the world. All of that aside, […]
Scary Statistics
Posted by Beth on November 6, 2009 in statistics
When I read the course description for the Methods and Analysis 200 class, I immediately got scared when I saw that it was an introduction to research methods and statistical procedures in psychology science. Statistics, the word alone, makes chills run up my spine and my head feels like it is spinning. This fear of […]
Statistics: Life After Learning
Posted by ARH on November 5, 2009 in statistics
The first post I wrote on this blog had a definite air of caution and slight dread at the then-fresh details about Heartland Alliance’s project in Iraq and our part in it as a Psych 200 class. However, after the many weeks of learning about all different statistical tests (with still more to come), I […]
The Role of Stats
Posted by EGreenspon on November 5, 2009 in statistics
At first I was a little nervous about taking a statistics class. However, after taking this class I realize that I really enjoy statistics. This class has been one of those “ah ha” moments for me while thinking back on psych 100. During psych labs I remember writing up my lab reports stating how my […]
The good, the bad, and the statistics
Posted by Joy on November 5, 2009 in statistics
On the eighth day God created statistics and saw that it was bad, so on the ninth day he created man and told him to go forth and teach the dreaded subject. I approached statistics with dread and that sentiment has not changed much. I often sit in lab and marvel at the fact that […]
Fearing Statistics
Posted by KRSchwartz on November 5, 2009 in statistics
Despite the fact that I am probably beginning to sound like a broken record through the repetition of the fact that math has never been my forte, once again, I am going to have to admit that math and its abundance of formulas and equations is, (and always will always be), the bane of my […]
Significance of Statistical Tests
Posted by Alexandra on November 4, 2009 in statistics
When I originally found out that the Psych 200 class: Methods and Statistics, was actually a statistics class, I was genuinely confused. I had no idea why in order to major or minor in Psych I would have to be taking what seemed to be a math class. I thought all Psychology classes would […]
Justifying the Means
Posted by Laura on November 4, 2009 in statistics
Though most of my thoughts about statistics have remained steadfast in that I do not enjoy learning about it, I have begun to realize the importance of getting a basic background in statistics. I have always been interested in reading about psychology experiments and the information about the human mind that is uncovered through them. […]
Statistics are like Bikinis…
Posted by Katie S. on November 4, 2009 in statistics
Coming into this semester, I was not particularly thrilled about having to take a psychology class that involved mostly statistics. The past few weeks have been rather challenging in our psychology classroom. Dr. Lindgren has taught us a wealth of new material concerning the various types of statistical methods and formulas that are used to […]
Why Van Gogh lost his ear
Posted by Huyette on November 4, 2009 in statistics
Stats Blog
Psychology, loosely defined, is the study of mind and behavior. Statistics, it seems, are the medium by which psychology becomes accepted as a science. Statistics allow researchers to quantify, measure and record these behaviors and actions of the mind. Yet, when has the mind ever been something that can be grasped or represented through […]
Exploring My Degrees of Freedom
Posted by Ray Fields on November 4, 2009 in statistics
I was under the impression that after I left my Calculus class I was done with math forever; I was wrong. Although statistics is not as challenging as Calculus (thus far), the equations still hunt me throughout my day. Z-scores and t-tests constantly follow me even in my Creative Writing class; I have caught myself […]
Not so foreign symbols
Posted by Anna VH on November 2, 2009 in statistics
My viewpoint of statistics has pretty much remained the same throughout the semester. While signing up for the class, I thought that the class was going to be difficult and I have found that it actually is difficult. Math has never been something to come easily for me, and neither are t-tests, z-tests, ANOVA, and […]
Statistics is importnat
Posted by Asira Usubalieva on November 2, 2009 in statistics
There are many things in life that seem great and enjoyable in the very beginning, but make us pay for the easy life at the end: such as skipping math classes.
I absolutely realize that “hate” is a very strong word, but I used to hate math in high school. Thus, I missed many math classes […]
The Power of Statistics
Posted by Sarah on November 2, 2009 in Uncategorized
I initially was terrified to take a statistics class my first semester of college. I felt entirely unprepared for such a daunting task. As we eased our way into discussing and learning about statistics, I realized that what we are currently learning I learned in my Discrete Math course my senior year of high school. […]
Starting Small
Posted by Helene on October 30, 2009 in reflection
Although from the start I did believe that our psychology class would somehow impact the Iraq project, I was not really sure how it would happen. I have now realized that our input is really helping to make the project stronger as the semester moves on. Just after the Skype conversation with Cedric and Salah […]
Reality is Setting In
Posted by Alexandra on October 30, 2009 in Uncategorized
For the longest time I genuinely did not believe that all the hard work this Psychology class has been doing would actually be able to help anyone let alone directly assist Heartland Alliance and UNICEF in rehabilitating the educational system in Iraq as we speak. It has been difficult to wrap my head around the […]
The Next Generation.
Posted by Emma B. on October 30, 2009 in Uncategorized
Our Psychology 200 class has spent the past few months reading about Iraq and learning about research methods. For me, these two areas have suddenly collided to show me that psychology and statistics can impact a nation. When I was told that this project would be expanded to a country-wide level, the implications of this […]
Completely Unexpected
Posted by KRSchwartz on October 30, 2009 in Uncategorized
To be perfectly honest, when the project in Iraq was first introduced, I was rather skeptical. Sure, I saw it as a perfect opportunity to apply what we learn in the class about research methodology and experimentation to certain real-life situations and events, enabling us to get some actual “hands-on” experience. However, when I say […]
Changing the Colors of the Pictures
Posted by Beth on October 30, 2009 in Uncategorized
The reality behind this whole project really hit me when I received the picture drawn by the Iraqi school boy that was send by Cedric. From the start of this project I have been slowly coming to terms with the reality of what life is really like in Iraq. Through this project I am realizing […]