Question about stats in intro texts

[Drnanjo]

Colleagues:   Some introductory psychology textbooks include a pretty detailed explanation of descriptive and inferential statistics in the chapter devoted to research methods (others may include it but place it in the appendix). I never teach this material, as I am of the opinion that usually there is too much information, we are about to start learning about biopsych (so I am concerned about overwhelming them and it's a matter of priority) and frankly I am not sure that teaching mean, median and mode to students is really necessary for their appreciation of the research studies covered in the course.   I would like to know if anyone does anything to actually teach this material in introductory psychology (as opposed to telling the students to read the material and know it, without actually covering it in class.)   I think it's usually excessive to include it as anything but optional appendix material but I want to compare my views with those of others.   Nancy Melucci Long Beach City College Long Beach CA --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]