PSY-3305: Introduction to Statistics in Psychology

NCSU Libraries. Anatomy of a scholarly article.
This webpage provides a great introduction to the basic layout of a journal article, and what each section entails.

Northcentral University. Reading a scientific article.
This is a quick read that provides a brief overview of how to read an article! Please make sure to read this before getting started with reading your chosen article.

Subramanyam, R. V. (2013). Art of reading a journal article: Methodically and effectively. Journal of Oral Maxillofacial Pathology, 17(1), 65 –70.
This provides a deeper discussion of how to read all of the components of a journal article. This will be a great help in dissecting your chosen article!

Northcentral University. Preparing to search.
*IMPORTANT* If you want to choose your own article, this resource will help with your search. If you are using an article from above, no need to review this resource unless you want to! These webpages provide an overview of how to get started searching for articles relevant to a specific topic. Make sure to check out the two helpful videos as well!

Tanil, C. T., & Yong, M. H. (2020). Mobile phones: The effect of its presence on learning and memory. PloS One, 15(8), 1–12.
This article is focused on a t-test. Hint: This article uses multiple statistical tests. Please focus on the independent samples t-test used in the “Smartphone presence and memory recall accuracy” section (p. 6).

Li, Z., Wang, C., Fu, R., Sun, Q., & Zhang, H. (2020). What is the difference between perceived and actual risk of distracted driving? A field study on a real highway. PloS One, 15(4), 1–15.
This article is focused on an ANOVA. Hint: This article uses multiple statistical tests. Please focus on the ANOVA used in the last paragraph on page 7. This ANOVA is focused on distraction and lane deviation.

Khan, I., Mahmood, A., & Zaib, U. (2019). Interplay of self-esteem with the academic achievements between male and female secondary school students. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 29(8), 971–978.
This article is focused on correlation. Hint: This article uses multiple statistical tests and multiple correlations. Please choose one of the four correlations listed in Tables 2, 3, and 4 (pp. 974–975).

Bulgan, G., & Çiftçi, A. (2017). Psychological adaptation, marital satisfaction, and academic self-efficacy of international students. Journal of International Students, 7(3), 687–702.
This article is focused on regression. Hint: This article uses multiple statistical tests, with more than one regression analysis. Please choose one of the two regression analyses listed under the “Multiple Regression Analyses” section on page 696.