Welcome to Dr. Bedics’ Statistics and Research Methods Resource Site for the MS in Clinical Psychology Program (MSCP) at California Lutheran University (CLU), Thousand Oaks, CA.
The CLU MSCP is a two-year program that balances training in evidence-based clinical psychology with advanced training in statistical methods. This website is meant to supplement the portion of the program devoted to statistical and quantitative methods.
Statistical and quantitative training in the CLU MSCP program emphasizes open science and reproducibility in psychological science. The values of open science include principles such as:
These norms counter the arguably dominant cultural norms in psychology of competitiveness, secrecy, and evaluation of peers’ work based on reputation and quantity over quality.
In addition to the values associated with open science, students are taught how to best utilize the latest technologies as a method of fulfilling these values.
The program is committed to the use of the R language for statistical programming and the use of R Studio as the primary interface for working with R. All R software used in this program is free. Along with the increasing popularity of R, R surpasses the functionality and capability of commercial software in a myriad of ways. In addition to R, we use the Open Science Framework at CLU for the management and sharing of our research projects.
Thanks to DataCamp, many of the courses in the CLU MSCP program can be supplemented by expert online trainings.
In the first year, students coursework provides them with an introduction to the use of R in basic statistical computing and research methods. The MSCP program is making the following proposed changes that have yet to be approved by faculty. Please see the official CLU webpage for the approved course curriculum.
