Data Exploration in Psychology

This Specialization is intended to elevate the public’s understanding of, regard for, and use of psychology and strengthen APA’s standing as an authoritative voice for psychology. Specifically, to introduce the use of descriptive statistics in psychological research, including descriptions of how data sets are structured in statistical software, the construction of basic frequency distributions, understanding of measures of central tendency, variability, correlation, and contingency, and the use of statistical software for exploring these descriptive statistics. Any course can be taken as-is; however, within the specialization, the following order is recommended: 1. How To Create and Explore a Data Set 2. Measures of Central Tendency 3. Measures of Variability 4. Measures of Correlation and Contingency

• Understand data set structures in statistical software
• Understand measures of central tendency, variability, correlation, and contingency
• Create and explore data sets
• Use software to analyze descriptive statistics

• Basic computer and internet skills
• Ability to read course instructions in English and complete short practice activities