Universität Wien

350190 SE MSC.III - Quantitative Research Methods (2026S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 35 - Sportwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
Th 19.03. 13:00-16:00 ZSU - USZ II, EDV Raum, 2. Stock

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Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 05.03. 13:00 - 16:00 ZSU - USZ II, EDV Raum, 2. Stock
  • Thursday 16.04. 13:00 - 16:00 ZSU - USZ II, EDV Raum, 2. Stock
  • Thursday 30.04. 13:00 - 16:00 ZSU - USZ II, EDV Raum, 2. Stock
  • Thursday 21.05. 13:00 - 16:00 ZSU - USZ II, EDV Raum, 2. Stock
  • Thursday 28.05. 13:00 - 16:00 ZSU - USZ II, EDV Raum, 2. Stock
  • Thursday 11.06. 13:00 - 16:00 ZSU - USZ II, EDV Raum, 2. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Goals:
- Confident application of quantitative methods in empirical research
- Competence in interpreting statistical measures in Sport Science-related literature
- Ability to autonomously analyze and present empirical data

Content:
- Use of the JASP statistical analysis tool
- Statistical methods (descriptive analyses, correlation/regression, and inferential statistics)
- Application of these statistical methods within the research process (study planning, analyses, and interpretation)

Methods:
- Autonomous and guided work at the PC

Assessment and permitted materials

Course assessment will be based on homework, interim tests, and a final test.

- Homework (20%)
- Theoretical knowledge (20%)
- Final test (60%)

The entire completion of tasks by students must take place by the following April 30th for courses with continuous assessment in the winter semester, and by September 30th at the latest for those in the summer semester. Students who did not sign out from the course are to be assessed. In the case of a negative assessment, an examination before a committee is not permitted; the course must be repeated. Legal source: Statutes of the University of Vienna §10 (4, 5, 6).

You are expressly pointed out that if a result was obtained by fraudulent means (e.g. copying, plagiarism, use of unauthorized aids, forgeries, ghostwriting, etc.), the entire PI-LV is considered cheated and counts as a trial. (Entry in U: SPACE: X = not assessed).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance is compulsory (at least 75% of the units).

The minimum requirement for a positive assessment is 60% of the total points.

Grading:
Nicht genügend (5): <60%
Genügend (4): 60-70%
Befriedigend (3): 71-80%
Gut (2): 81-90%
Sehr gut (1): 91-100%

Examination topics

Slides and materials as provided in the seminar.

JASP application (available for download at https://jasp-stats.org/).

Reading list

Field, A., Van Doorn, J., Wagenmakers, E. (2025). Discovering statistics using JASP, 1. ed., SAGE
O'Donoghue, P. (2012). Statistics for Sport and Exercise Studies: An Introduction, Routledge
Hopkins, W.G. (2013). A new view of statistics. http://www.sportsci.org/resource/stats/

Association in the course directory

MSC.III

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