Research and Scientific Statistics and Psychology This paper should examine the role of research and statistics in the field of psychology.
Address the following items:
•Define research and the scientific method.
•Compare and contrast the characteristics of primary and secondary data.
•Explain the role of statistics in research. A lot of psychology students are surprised (and sometimes dismayed) to realize that statistics courses are required for graduation in their chosen major. Yes, statistics courses are a major part of virtually all psychology programs. Not only will you need to take at least one or two courses of statistics, but you will probably also encounter the subject in many of your other classes, particularly those that involve experimental design or research methods.
