EPSY 641
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN IN EDUCATION II Syllabus,
SPRING 2007
Victor
L. Willson, Professor Office: W 3-5, TR 11-12,
704
Harrington 845-1808 /fax: 862-1256 email:v-willson@tamu.edu
Texts:
Glass, G V. & Hopkins,
Cohen, J., Cohen, P.,West, S., &
Aiken, L. (2003). Applied Multiple Regression/ Correlation Analysis for the
Behavioral Sciences.
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Date Topic Reading Assignment due
JAN
17 Review of Correlation CC: 1, 2, GH 4
24 Review of Multiple Regression CC:
3, GH 8
31 Curves
and Transformations CC: 6
Continuous
Interactions CC: 7
FEB
14 Two
group designs GH 12,
21
One factor designs GH 15, CC: 8 A1 due
28 Contrasts:
planned and follow-up GH 17
MAR 7 Factorial
designs GH. 18, CC: 9 A2 due
MAR 21 Mixed
Models- GLM GH:
19
28 Repeated Measures GH:
20
APR 4 ANCOVA/ATI GH: 21, CC:
9 (p. 375-) A3 due
APR
11 Outliers
and Multicollinearity CC:
10
Missing data/ NORM CC: 11
Causal modeling CC: 12 A4
due
18 Intro to logistic regression CC: 13
Hierarchical Linear Models CC:
14 A5
due
25 Multivariate
techniques CC: 16 A6
due
MAY 2 Review A7 due MAY 9
FINAL
EXAM: individual oral and demonstration examination scheduled MAY 4-9 2 hrs.
Grades:
Weights: Projects 50%, Midterm 15%, Final 35%. You must pass the final with a
70% to pass the course. Grades: 70-80=C,
81-90=B, 91-100=A
Projects
- All submissions must be in APA format and will not be accepted in nonstandard
format unless you have been given permission to use another style. Papers
generally conforming but with errors will receive reduced scores.
A1: Conduct a Hierarchical multiple regression
analysis using at least two sets of variables (in two blocks) using the
Regression procedure in SPSS from the BASC or your own data per CC (pp.
162-179). Write up in APA format as a Results section.
A2:
Conduct a multiple regression with two continuous predictors and the
interaction between them; center the data as CC describe in Ch. 7; write a
Results section in APA format.
A3: Conduct a 2 or 3 factor crossed ANOVA using
TEA, BASC data or your own. Write up an APA Results section. Use planned or
post hoc contrasts as appropriate. Examine interactions and test either
sub-interactions or simple main effects. Specify fixed, random, or mixed
effects and indicate appropriate error terms on any tables for mixed or random
effects models. Include graphical plots of the interaction(s), significant or
not.
A4:
Conduct an ATI analysis of BASC data or your own. Write up a Results section in
APA style.
A5: Use NORM to impute missing data in a BASC
sample of 500 cases and conduct a multiple regression with at least 3
predictors. Compare the results to the full BASC sample analysis.
A6: Use AMOS to conduct an SEM analysis for
either a latent variable or manifest variable path model with at least one
indirect path; evaluate the model using modification indices (use complete
data, impute with NORM if necessary) and parameter estimate significance
critical ratios to modify your model to reach Hu and Bentler criteria for
adequate model fit (if possible). Write up results in APA format, include
figures with your initial and final models with standardized coefficients
included (use AMOS output).
A7:
Conduct a MANOVA and follow-up discriminant analysis with at least 3
groups and 4 dependent variables. Be sure to interpret standardized
discriminant functions. Write a Results section for the analysis.
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