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2025-2026 / PSYC5896-3

Descriptive and inferential psychostatistics (part 2)

Duration

30h Th, 30h Pr

Number of credits

 Bachelor in psychology and education : speech and language therapy6 crédits 
 Bachelor in psychology and education : general6 crédits 

Lecturer

Etienne Quertemont

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course is the continuation of Descriptive and Inferential Psychostatistics - Part 1. It delves deeper into statistical methods suited for more complex experimental designs commonly encountered in psychological research.

Topics covered include:

  • Statistical power
  • Analysis of variance (ANOVA) for simple, factorial, repeated measures, and mixed designs
  • Multiple comparisons between means
  • Non-parametric tests: Kruskal-Wallis, Friedman's rank test
  • Correlation techniques: point biserial, Spearman, partial correlation
  • Kendall's coefficient of concordance
  • Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA)
  • Multiple regression
  • Factor analysis
The course is strongly practice-oriented, with a focus on applying statistical techniques to real-world scenarios that psychologists may face. The material emphasizes data processing and problem-solving through exercises.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

  • Analyze data from scientific studies in psychology, speech-language therapy, or educational sciences using advanced statistical methods, and accurately interpret the results.
  • Read and understand findings from scientific studies that include complex statistical analyses, particularly analysis of variance (ANOVA).
  • Develop a critical perspective on the generalization of conclusions based on sample data.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Descriptive and inferential psychostatistics, part 1 (PSYC5895).
The course requires a good knowledge of basic mathematics

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Exercises are provided with each chapter of the course and are weekly corrected during practicals

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Face-to-face classes

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège


Further information:

A theoretical syllabus and a syllabus with exercises are provided.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )


Additional information:

An open book written exam is organized at the end of the course. The questions essentially involve problem solving and data analysis.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Teacher: E. Quertemont, Tel: 04/366.21.05, equertemont@uliege.be
Practicals: V. Didone, Tel: 04/366.22.63, vdidone@uliege.be

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