The module provides an introduction to quantitative research methods and statistical methods, and qualitative data collection and analysis. The basic principles of study design and methodology are introduced. Quantitative statistical analysis methods are taught using SPSS and include ANOVA, regression analyses and statistics for questionnaire design. An overview of qualitative research methods is provided. Lecture titles include:
General Overview and Measurement in Health Psychology
Hypothesis Testing, Sample Size, Probability & Power Calculations
Introduction to SPSS for Windows
Testing parametric assumptions and Basic Statistics
ANOVA and ANCOVA
Statistics for Questionnaire Design
Factor Analysis
Correlation and Linear Regression
Logistic Regression
Multivariate Linear Regression
Introduction to Qualitative Research
Revision session