Course: Quantitative Methodology - Advanced Design

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Course title Quantitative Methodology - Advanced Design
Course code PCH/KMDCN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Dostál Daniel, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
These methods will be discussed in the course: - Hotelling test, MANOVA and MANCOVA - Logistic regression - Poisson regression - Cluster analysis (k means and hierarchical clustering methods) - Canonical Correlation - optionally, other methods of multivariate statistical analysis

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic)
  • Homework for Teaching - 27 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to to familiarize students with advanced methods of statistical analysis in psychological research.
Students will learn the theoretical foundations of the discussed methods and gain the ability to compute them using a statistical program and to interpret their results.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of descriptive and inferential statistics. Orientation in terms of linear models (regression analysis).

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

This course requires an examination in a form of individual work with the data. Students will be asked to apply the techniques on a dataset and to interpret their results.
Recommended literature
  • Hendl, J. (2012). Přehled statistických metod: analýza a metaanalýza dat. Praha: Portál.
  • Martin, P. R., Bateson, P. P. G., & Müller, I. (2009). Úvod do teorie a metodologie měření chování. Praha: Portál.
  • Urbánek, T., Denglerová, D., & Širůček, J. (2011). Psychometrika: měření v psychologii. Praha: Portál.


Study plans that include the course
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