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Statistical Methods in Brain and Cognitive Science

Graph illustrating z-distribution that tests significant difference in means.

z-distribution used in testing whether there is a significant difference in means. (Figure by MIT OCW.)

Instructor(s)

MIT Course Number

9.07

As Taught In

Spring 2004

Level

Undergraduate

Course Description

Course Features

Course Description

This course emphasizes statistics as a powerful tool for studying complex issues in behavioral and biological sciences, and explores the limitations of statistics as a method of inquiry. The course covers descriptive statistics, probability and random variables, inferential statistics, and basic issues in experimental design. Techniques introduced include confidence intervals, t-tests, F-tests, regression, and analysis of variance. Assignments include a project in data analysis.

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Ruth Rosenholtz. 9.07 Statistical Methods in Brain and Cognitive Science. Spring 2004. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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