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This essay introduces the scientific method and its connection to statistics. It explains primary and secondary research, and how statistics plays a role in research. It is for the Psy 315 module.
What's inside
- Scientific method and hypothesis
- Primary and secondary research
- Role of statistics in research
- Statistics definition and application
- Interpreting research results statistically
Who it is for: Students of the Psy 315 module. (Undergraduate)
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Summary
Psychology research uses the scientific method and statistics. The document explains how these tools help psychologists to test ideas, collect data and draw conclusions.
Scientific method in psychology
The scientific method helps psychologists to test ideas. It involves forming a hypothesis, making predictions, conducting experiments and interpreting results.
Primary and secondary research
Primary research is the first set of experiments to test a hypothesis. Secondary research is done afterwards to refine the experiment or explain the results.
Statistics in psychology research
Statistics helps psychologists to organize and interpret their data. It shows what results are most common and what is likely to happen in future experiments.
Role of statistics in research
Statistics plays a large role in interpreting research results. It helps to show what happens most often and what is most likely to happen in future experiments.
Key terms
- Hypothesis
- An assumption that a psychologist wants to prove or disprove.
- Primary research
- The first set of experiments to test a hypothesis.
- Secondary research
- Experiments done after the first set to refine the experiment or explain the results.
- Statistics
- A branch of mathematics that focuses on the organization, analysis, and interpretation of numbers.
- Scientific method
- A process used to test ideas and draw conclusions from data.
- Frequency table
- A table that shows how often different results occur.
Questions this document helps with
- What steps are in the scientific method?
- How do psychologists use statistics?
- What is the difference between primary and secondary research?
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