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Landis, R. L. (2017). Descriptive statistics. In S. G. Rogelberg (Ed.), In Encyclopedia of industrial and organizational psychology (Vol. 2, pp. 481-483). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483386874
This resource provides an introductory discussion of descriptive statistics (e.g., measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion).

Tews, M. J., Michel, J. W., & Noe, R. A. (2017). Does fun promote learning? The relationship between fun in the workplace and informal learning. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 98, 46-55.
Read this article to complete the Week 1 assignment.

Christopher, A. (2017). Interpreting and using statistics in psychological research. SAGE Publications, Inc, https://doi.org/10.4135/9781506304144
Read Chapter 1 Why Do I Have to Learn Statistics? The Value of Statistical Thinking in Life
Read Chapter 2 Basics of Quantitative Research: Variables and Scales of Measurement (pages 1-27).

Newton, R. & Rudestam, K. (2013). Getting started with statistical analysis. In Your statistical consultant (pp. 4-40). 55 City Road, London: SAGE Publications Ltd.
This resource provides a foundation for understanding statistics and creating a dataset.

American Statistical Association (2016). Ethical guidelines for statistical practice.
This resource provides a discussion of ethical guidelines for statistical practice.

Stevens, S.C. (2019). Story telling with data. Retrieved from: https://psychlearningcurve.org/story-telling-with-data/
This resource describes different types of data and how they are used in I/O psychology.