Experimental Methods and Statistics
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Date: Fall Semester 2002
Tools:
Experiment Design
Data Acquisition
Data Compilation
Data Interpretation
Team Members:
Kristin Celentano
Jaime Elving
John Puccino
Dustin Kirk
Deliverables:
Course Portfolio
Contact:
kirkd@alum.rpi.edu
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Course Description
Experimental Methods & Statistics provides an introduction to basic methods of psychological research and the use of statistics to interpret psychological data. Students participate in several experiments and prepare written reports. Topics include experimental design, data collection and analysis, and communication of results.

Our Project
Our team has completed several assignments throughout this course, and for our final project decided to focus on determining whether written messages, such as instant messaging and e-mail, convey the tones and emotions of the message as effectively as verbal messages. The project consisted of preparing a research method, conducting studies, inturpreting the results, and a final document describing our work. These are all available in our portfolio.

Outcome
Recieved first-hand experience in user-testing and prototyping
Developed a concrete idea ready for development
Became a tight-nit team and still keep in touch

Deliverables:
Course Portfolio
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