Research Methods in Psychology is a standard required course in pretty much any psychology major. In our department at SUNY New Paltz, this is a four-credit class with a large laboratory component.

In the first case, there is a strong upward-sloping relationship between X and Y; in the second case, no apparent relationship; in the third case, a strong downward-sloping relationship. Note the ...

Whenever two supposedly independent variables are highly correlated, it will be difficult to assess their relative importance in determining some dependent variable ...

Sensitivity analysis in finance is a way of looking at the influence of independent variables on dependent ones. Read on to ...

Several theorems are stated which are useful in establishing whether a given sequence of averages of independent but not identically distributed random variables does or does not satisfy the weak ...

Mary Hall is a editor for Investopedia's Advisor Insights, in addition to being the editor of several books and doctoral papers. Mary received her bachelor's in English from Kent State University with ...