Behavioral Research: Statistical Methods
CG3.402Vinoo Alluri•Monsoon 2025-26•4 credits
High-Yield Topics
If time is short, study these first.
Bayes' rule + base-rate fallacy (mammogram)
5-10 markseasy
Opens every BRSM exam.
NOIR scales of measurement
1-5 markseasy
MCQ + applied.
Reliability vs validity (4 vs 5 flavours)
5 markseasy
Frequent short-descriptive.
Type I / Type II errors + power factors
1-5 markseasy
MCQ + short-descriptive.
CLT and its consequences
1-10 marksmedium
MCQ + 'why CLT matters' essay.
Frequentist 95% CI vs Bayesian credible interval
1-5 marksmedium
Misinterpretation MCQs.
p-value misinterpretations
1-5 markseasy
Catches careless students.
FWER vs FDR; Bonferroni vs Holm vs BH
5-10 marksmedium
Short and long descriptive.
Independent t vs Welch t vs paired t vs Mann-Whitney
1-10 marksmedium
Pick-the-test classic.
ANOVA SS partition + F = MS_b/MS_w
5-10 marksmedium
Anxiety-treatments example is standard.
Sphericity + Mauchly + Greenhouse-Geisser
5 marksmedium
RM-ANOVA exam mainstay.
Tukey HSD vs Bonferroni vs Dunnett post-hocs
5 marksmedium
When to use which.
Multiple regression + LINeM + VIF + multicollinearity remedies
10 markshard
Heavy 10-marker.
Bayes Factor interpretation + advantages over p
5-10 marksmedium
Frequent long-descriptive.
Logistic regression — logit, OR, MLE
5-10 marksmedium
Stand-alone unit, frequent MCQ.
PCA vs FA, EFA vs CFA, parallel analysis
5-10 marksmedium
Combined into one 10-marker.
Replication crisis: p-hacking + reforms + Bayesian alternatives
10 marksmedium
Set-piece 10-marker.
Simpson's paradox + Anscombe's quartet (always plot)
1-5 markseasy
MCQ + interpretation.
R prefixes d / p / q / r
1 markseasy
Reliable MCQ source.
Effect size benchmarks (d, r, η²)
1-5 markseasy
Mandatory in any reporting answer.