PSY 364 students: Review session announcement

2008 December 4

by Christopher H. Ramey, Ph.D.

Hi, everyone. Whether you are in the TR or MWF sections of PSY 364, you are invited to a review session to be led by TAs Sean and Jenni. It will be held Tuesday December 9th from 630pm-830pm in Korman room F-111. If you have questions you want addressed, you can email them in advance to Sean, Jenni, and me. Take care and have fun studying!

And make sure you check out the two SPSS t-test tutorials on the blog!

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