Contact Information:

      E-mail is best karpiakc2@scranton.edu

          129 Alumni Memorial Hall                  Psychology Associates
                University of Scranton                         120 N. Abington Road
                Scranton, PA  18510-4596                    Clarks Summit, PA
                (570) 941-5886                                      (570) 586-4343

Courses:

     Fundamentals of Psychology
     Fundamentals Lab
     Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences (PBL)
     Exceptional Child

“To understand God’s thoughts we must study statistics, for these are the measure of His purpose.”
                       --Florence Nightingale

Links for my students and other statistics enthusiasts:

     Problem-Based Learning (PBL)
     Fun with Data:
      DASL website
               This delightful website contains several small datasets from real studies, complete
                  with descriptions of research questions and analytical approaches. Search by topic or
                  statistical technique of interest
      NCES test data website
               Data from NAEP reading and math tests grades 4, 8 & 12, plus information
                  about teacher salaries and class sizes, all sorted by state
      NEA test data website
               Another source of information about public education in grades K-12, including NAEP test
                  scores, expenditures per student, teacher salaries, class sizes.
     Niles online
               User friendly introduction to making sense of numbers presented in polls
     AAPOR
               American Association for Public Opinion Research; their Code of Professional Ethics &
                Practice includes a clear list of the stat/research-relevant information that should be
                provided with any legitimate poll to allow the reader to independently determine whether
                to believe the poll data
      Climatic Research Unit
               Temperature readings from 1856-2004. So...many...numbers. Yes, it is getting warmer.
      CSPAN
               Check tallies of "yea's" & "nay's," the voting record of your state representatives on issues
                important to you, etc.
      RAND
               When you cannot get ahold of the data to see the truth for yourself, try a summary from
                an independent nonpartisan research organization like this one. Better yet, visit your
                University's library and find reports of original research in scholarly journals!
                   For University of Scranton students, that is: http://matrix.scranton.edu/resources/re_li.shtml