Admission requirements
None
Description
This course will cover the basics of descriptive and inferential statistics needed for the analysis and presentation of experimental and/or quantitative data in linguistic/phonetic research. We will also have occasion to introduce applications of more advanced data processing techniques (multiple regression, multifactorial Analysis of Variance, Linear Discriminant Analysis).
Course objectives
Students will get hands-on experience with state-of-the-art statistical analysis software (SPSS, Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, software will be made available).
Timetable
Mode of instruction
2-hour weekly seminar
Assessment method
There will be a written test at the end of the course. Students will also do weekly assignments and exercises (using SPSS) and submit all output before the written test.
Blackboard
Yes Blackboard
Reading list
The basic techniques will be studied on the basis of C. Butler (1985) Statistics in Linguistics (chapters downloadable from the Blackboard site). An updated timetable detailing which chapters will be covered in which week will be available from the Blackboard site two weeks before the start of the course.
Registration
Students can register for courses en exams through uSis
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
Registration Studeren à la carte
Registration Contractonderwijs