PSYCH 2500

PSYCH 2500

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

In a complex environment with many sources of variability, how can one tell with confidence whether a particular observed effect is real? And how much confidence is appropriate? This course introduces the principles of statistical description and inference as strategies to answer these questions, with emphasis on methods of principal relevance to psychology, neuroscience, and the behavioral sciences.


Forbidden Overlaps REF-FA25 AEM 2100, BTRY 3010, BTRY 6010, CRP 1200, ENGRD 2700, HADM 2010, HADM 2011, ILRST 2100, ILRST 6100, MATH 1710, PSYCH 2500, PUBPOL 2100, PUBPOL 2101, SOC 3010, STSCI 2100, STSCI 2150, STSCI 2200. In addition, no credit for MATH 1710 if taken after ECON 3130, ECON 3140, MATH 4720, or any other upper-level course focusing on the statistical sciences.

Distribution Requirements (MQL-AG, OPHLS-AG, SBA-AG), (SDS-AS, SSC-AS)

Last 3 terms offered 2024FA, 2024SU, 2023FA

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3650 PSYCH 2500   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Cleland, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Calculus is not required.