CONFIDENCE LEVEL SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY

2. Confidence level Suggested Activities Measures of Central Tendency: Use Activity Handout: 2.4: The Mean, the Median, and the Mode as a way for students to practice working through the various measures of central tendency. Significantly Significant!: Before class, find a few current articles and parse out the results sections. In groups, give students an example of research results and ask them to discuss whether or not the results were statistically significant and what that means to them. (Since this is often a difficult concept for students to understand, having them put this in their own words may help clarify the misunderstandings.)

LO 2.5: Describe some research challenges that involve ethics.

Lecture Outline V. Conducting Psychological Research A. Conducting Ethical Research