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.

Both in the mathematical sense and in the business world, an independent variable is one that stands alone and is not affected by outside forces. When it comes to evaluating cost in business, ...

Learn what analysis of variance (ANOVA) is, how it works, and when to use it. See how it helps compare means across multiple data groups in statistics and research.

Classifying a variable as a particular type of data is important when considering how to present the data. Data can be presented in a number of ways, which depends on the type of variable and the uses ...