Training Series
Basic Inferential Statistics for Psychology
PsycLearn Essentials
The Basic Inferential Statistics for Psychology Specialization elevates the public’s understanding of, regard for, and use of psychology and strengthens APA’s standing as an authoritative voice for psychology. Specifically, it introduces the use of inferential statistics in psychological research, including the z-test, the varieties of the t-test, chi-square tests, and the use of statistical software for exploring these statistics.
Any course can be taken as-is; however, within the specialization, the following order is recommended:
- Introducing Null Hypothesis Significance Testing With the z-test
- t-Tests of Hypotheses About Means
- Chi-Square Tests of Hypotheses About Frequency Tables
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Chi-Square Tests of Hypotheses About Frequency Tables
December 2024
Use the chi-square tests of goodness of fit and independence for null hypothesis significance tests involving frequency counts
Introducing Null Hypothesis Significance Testing With the z-test
December 2024
How probability, sampling error, and other statistical concepts underpin null hypothesis significance testing using the z-test
t-Tests of Hypotheses About Means
December 2024
Use one-sample, paired-samples, and independent-samples t-tests for null hypothesis significance tests involving one or two means