03-exp-design.qmd

# Experimental Design

This week we will focus on various aspects of experimental design and continuing adding to our jsPsych knowledge. 

**Our goals are to:**

- understand the choices involved in experimental design

- program a first basic experiment in jsPsych

- continue discussing perception research 


[Slides from this week are available here.](https://avenue.cllmcmaster.ca/d2l/le/content/668523/viewContent/5028885/View) NOTE: You need to log in to Avenue to access the slides. 


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**Before next class**

In tutorial and next class we will go over this [data visualization exercise (linked here).](assignment_dataVis.qmd) 

> NOTE: Reading Ch. 15 will help you with the exercise! 


Required reading from Experimentology: 

- [Chapter 11: Preregistration  ](https://experimentology.io/011-prereg.html)

- [Chapter 12: Data Collection  ](https://experimentology.io/012-collection.html)

- [Chapter 13: Project Management  ](https://experimentology.io/013-management.html)

- [Chapter 14: Writing  ](https://experimentology.io/014-writing.html)

- [Chapter 15: Visualization  ](https://experimentology.io/015-viz.html)


Additionally, please continue thinking about a topic in Perception research (broadly defined) that is of interest to you for your individual project. 

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