Psychological Statistics - Courses in Psychology - UCLA
Psychological Statistics - Courses in Psychology - UCLA
Psychological Statistics - Courses in Psychology - UCLA
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Course Requirements and Grad<strong>in</strong>g: It is very important that you attend all classes <strong>in</strong> orderto keep up with the material. Your grade will depend on your performance on the midterms andf<strong>in</strong>al exams. If you miss some lectures and get lost, you will be <strong>in</strong> serious trouble becauseconcepts build on other concepts. <strong>Statistics</strong> is cumulative but the exams emphasize recentmaterials. All exam material will come from lectures.Grad<strong>in</strong>g basis:Midterm 1 (Thu January 29) 30 po<strong>in</strong>ts (30 Fill <strong>in</strong> the blank questions/problems)Midterm 2 (Tue March 03) 30 po<strong>in</strong>ts (30 Fill <strong>in</strong> the blank questions/problems)F<strong>in</strong>al (Fri March 20) 60 po<strong>in</strong>ts (60 Fill <strong>in</strong> the blank questions/problems)As you will learn <strong>in</strong> the course, the distribution of scores can be described <strong>in</strong> a standardizedway. A Z-score is a standardized score which <strong>in</strong>dicates how far a particular score is away fromthe mean (or average) score <strong>in</strong> terms of standard deviations (a measure of how wide adistribution is) Exam scores that are above the mean will have a positive Z-score, exam scoresbelow the mean will have a negative Z-score. Your average Z-score on all the exams willdeterm<strong>in</strong>e your grade The f<strong>in</strong>al exam will count twice as much as the other exams <strong>in</strong> thisaverage. Below is the correspondence between the average Z-score and the grade you willreceive. Next to the Z score is the approximate % of the class that will get that grade.Average Z-score Grade Approximate % of class receiv<strong>in</strong>g score>1.30 A 10>0.85 A- 10>0.55 B+ 10>0.25 B 10>0.00 B- 10>-0.25 C+ 10>-0.85 C 20>-1.30 C- 10>-1.70 D 5