729G48 · 9 credits · Basic level (G1N) · Kognitionsvetenskap
Research Methodology and Statistics
Active · latest start VT 2026
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EXA2 · 9 Apr 2026 · 48 students
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EXA2 · 226 students
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EXA2 Quiz
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HEM1 Home Exam
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- Get VG: 29% (89 students)
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UPG1 Individual written assignment
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PRO1 Project work
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GRP1 Groupwork
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About the course
Aim
After completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- formulate scientific hypotheses and use statistics to test them
- describe different measurement scales, distributions and statistical tests
- assess scientific work
- describe scientific practice and research ethics
- discuss and motivate choice of theory, method, analysis, and interpretation of results in a study
- conduct and report a scientific study
- apply criteria to constructively oppose another’s work
- assess and discuss reliability and validity in scientific studies.
Content
The course will cover the following areas:
- Scientific method
- Experimental and non-experimental design
- Control, sampling, measurement, levels of measurement, power
- Reliability and validity
- Ethical considerations in research
- Descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, and non-parametric statistics
- Designing, conducting and reporting scientific studies in within cognitive science
- Opposing and defending report
- Examiner
- Rachel Ellis
- Main field of study
- Kognitionsvetenskap