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I don't want to say that finding a one-year terminal funded masters in social psychology where they do great research and have awesome parties is like finding a unicorn, but...

Maybe you should write more clearly, and not be so rude and demanding ("I ask that unless you wish to offer some constructive criticism or assistance in clarifying or confirming the above information, please refrain from making pointless comments."; "I think you should check your thought process and re-evaluate how you react to people who want general help and direction."). You're ASKING people for HELP. The least you can do is write clearly, and give honest and polite replies. Sometimes a bit of an explanation and politeness goes a long way.

Hi

Sorry i have been so busy i have not had a look back. Yes this is my work, no this is not "homework' and yes i can see how it might look. I am not trying to get someone to answer homework this is literally just some notes. The explanation that i don’t really have to give is simple. I was doing my study one way, with different Hypothesis and different direction however i was forced to change things abruptly due to issues with data and time.


 
I thank everyone who has commented constructively and helped, as I was having a problem getting my head around how to word things, and how to best approach what it was I was aiming to explore now that I was missing significant sample size and certain data that my original design had required.


 
To those who seem to enjoy poking an prodding, making accusations and generally being rather rude, I think you should check your thought process and re-evaluate how you react to people who want general help and direction.


 

That's because the OP was trying to disguise homework as a legitimate research question.
 
FWIW, Part C is incorrect on questions 1-4, and I have major issues with Q1 Part D. 

well i will give you the benefit of the doubt, also I see no harm in helping someone with their homework
 
As far as I can see they are all simple correlations, bar no.4 which is a multiple regression
 
Take my advice with a pinch of salt , as I don't consider myself good at stats
 
1) Accuracy on NUm DIS should correlate (positively) with Accuracy on line length
      same for RT
 
2) Time taken on Mag Discrim. should correlate with difficulty 
     same for Nuim COMP
 
4)  RT for line length
     RT for NUm                  >    regressed onto   Accuracy
     RT for inspection
 
the RTs are your IV (Criterion) variables and Accuracy is your DV (outcome variable)
 
this is how I understood it anyway, It really seemed to me you were making it way more complicated that it needed to be. 
 
However if this your  FYP, go talk to your advisor or a statistical consulting center (if you have one at your UNI)
 
If this undergrad homework it would make sense that they just examining correlation and regression- I recommend Andy Fields book also -You should take this opportunity to understand these tests
 
association = Correlation
 
difference= t-test ( Anova, more than two IVs) (Manova, more than 2 DV's) ( Regression, does X predict Y, how much of variance in Y, does X account for)
 
disclaimer: I don't consider myself to be particularly good at stats (yet). Also I found it hard to understand what you were trying to do from what you wrote.
   
Good Luck

"So, i am doing a study. I don’t want to post up to much information, but i am getting confused about what my IV & DV are and what tests i should use. If you can read below and offer some suggestions i would be greatly appreciate for the help. I just want to confirm IV/DV and what tests I should do, but other advice on papers etc is welcome."
 
If this is truly your research you would know what you IV's are as well as your DV's because you've done research in investigating the relationships between your proposed variables as well as your outcome variable. This is why it appears to be a homework problem.

In this thread we are investigating individual differences in ability of undergraduate students to get help on their schoolwork...

The bolded bit also kinda makes it look like a multiple choice question. Good try, though!
 
Ask your Profess.... er, your PI. You might also want to check your textbook IRB application.

Chill out. You are definitely overreacting. This kind of thing happens a fair bit, including at conferences and in the hallways of departments. In truly toxic departments, it happens at various functions and faculty meetings as well. Welcome to academia (or any other workplace really)!
 
It is way, way, way too early to even think about switching advisors, especially over something like this. The battle is between the two of them and you should do your best not to get dragged into it. Part of that includes not having both of these people on your committee. Just put your head down and do your work. It's your first few weeks. No need to go make drastic changes because of one conversation.
 
(Also, in my experience, every single conversation I've ever had like that with a faculty member has been a prescient warning. I don't know about your gender but it's entirely possible your advisor was warning you because there are things she knows that she can't share about the other person's inappropriate behavior that go far beyond professional/intellectual disagreements. There are many a story of male faculty members acting inappropriately toward female graduate students, for example. Or of giving female students lower grades and harsher critiques on their work out of a desire to "make sure they earn their degrees". Only time will tell in your case.)

^ Agree, SOP and interviews seem like the appropriate times. On almost all of my interviews, I got asked the "if you could do any study you wanted right now, what would it be?" type of question. Having a baller response to that is a sure way to impress your POI :-D. Whipping out a 10-page typed proposal, not so much.
 
Then again, if you REALLY wanted to throw it in there, then maybe in the email to your POI, you could be like "I'm interested in studying XYZ, such as <one sentence study idea>." But then, you'll have to make sure it's a good and unique idea- it's probably safest to leave it out.

In that price range you're looking at something from HP, which is ok, but by no means great. Your weight specifications also put you in ultrabook territory (anything under 5 lbs), but your screen size specifications, combined with your price limitations, mean that there is no way you are getting a 14in screen for under $700, weighing only 3 lbs. However, the ASUS Vivobook, which is under 5 lbs but more than 3, and has a 14in screen is an AMAZING laptop. You can buy it from a variety of places (I got mine from a microsoft store because they had a 10% student discount).  Here's a link to the asus site: http://www.asus.com/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/ASUS_VivoBook_S400CA/
One fantastic thing about this laptop is that it has a touch screen! So you really get the most out of Windows 8 (which is amazing...providing you have a touch screen). I also has a built in solid state drive, so it boots up super fast and comes back from hibernation even faster

Hi everyone,
Thank you for creating such an awesome community of PhD students. I've benefitted so much from everyone's advice and links to resources. But it seems that all the fellowship resources out there only have the successful applications and not the failed ones, and I think we can learn from each other's failures, too. So I've posted all twelve (6 for two cycles, 2011-2012, 2012-2013) of my PhD fellowship applications: http://blog.olgabotvinnik.com/post/49146275949/how-to-fail-and-sometimes-win-at-graduate-fellowships
And I hope many more of you will do the same.
Thanks,
Olga

Here are reasons not to commute:
 
1. You'll find excuses not to go in and commute less and less.
 
2. You'll get a reputation for not being around, which might be a bad thing depending on the culture of your department.
 
3. You'll miss out on spontaneous social opportunities with other grad students.
 
4. You'll miss out on spontaneous interactions with professors.
 
5. Commuting is bad for your health.
 
6. Big city distractions will lower your productivity. 
 
My advice is the opposite of the above. Move to your small town during the early years when it's most important to develop a connection with your department. If you hate it, move to the city after 2-3 years when you're doing fewer classes and networking, and more independent writing.
 
(I come from a department that's very communal and values face time in the office. Departmental culture may vary.)

Shopbot.ca is a good price aggregator. I also like Canada Computers; their service is pretty bad but prices are usually better than the big box stores. I bought an ASUS Zenbook a few weeks ago--its screen is 13.3" but otherwise meets your criteria. Looks good too.

Note that they don't allow information about non-U.S. schools and don't tell you that until you try and submit the form. You also can't submit information anonymously; the form requires a .edu email address.

Here are reasons not to commute:
 
1. You'll find excuses not to go in and commute less and less.
 
2. You'll get a reputation for not being around, which might be a bad thing depending on the culture of your department.
 
3. You'll miss out on spontaneous social opportunities with other grad students.
 
4. You'll miss out on spontaneous interactions with professors.
 
5. Commuting is bad for your health.
 
6. Big city distractions will lower your productivity. 
 
My advice is the opposite of the above. Move to your small town during the early years when it's most important to develop a connection with your department. If you hate it, move to the city after 2-3 years when you're doing fewer classes and networking, and more independent writing.
 
(I come from a department that's very communal and values face time in the office. Departmental culture may vary.)

Have you ever lived in the town that you are moving to?  If not, how do you know you despise it?  I live in a very large city as part of my grad program, and while I thought I would love it I actually dislike it and want to move to a small town.
 
Anyway, it's true that you can't do your best work if you are miserable - but that comes with some balance.  Yes, you won't be in class every day, but on days you aren't you may need to be in the lab or meet with your professor.  Even if you are mostly writing, you may have a work space in the department and your advisor and the culture of the department may expect to see you there most days of the week.  I think first and second year grad students should plan to be on campus 4-5 days a week.  I wouldn't do a 60-mile commute (which is at least an hour). It is something you can consider doing in year 3 or 4, once you're finished with coursework and really do spend less time on campus.
 
And if you are not planning to get a car of your own (sounds that way if looking for carpools), then forget it.
 
I think people from cities might be surprised how much there is to do in a small town.  Some small towns - especially small towns that have grown up around colleges - can have a variety of interesting and fun things to do and even a pretty cool nightlife, depending on the town.

A written note of thanks would be best. And as Miss Manners says, buy some real stationery and not a prewritten card. I don't think a bottle of wine would be out of line either if you felt inclined.

Here are reasons not to commute:
 
1. You'll find excuses not to go in and commute less and less.
 
2. You'll get a reputation for not being around, which might be a bad thing depending on the culture of your department.
 
3. You'll miss out on spontaneous social opportunities with other grad students.
 
4. You'll miss out on spontaneous interactions with professors.
 
5. Commuting is bad for your health.
 
6. Big city distractions will lower your productivity. 
 
My advice is the opposite of the above. Move to your small town during the early years when it's most important to develop a connection with your department. If you hate it, move to the city after 2-3 years when you're doing fewer classes and networking, and more independent writing.
 
(I come from a department that's very communal and values face time in the office. Departmental culture may vary.)

Here are reasons not to commute:
 
1. You'll find excuses not to go in and commute less and less.
 
2. You'll get a reputation for not being around, which might be a bad thing depending on the culture of your department.
 
3. You'll miss out on spontaneous social opportunities with other grad students.
 
4. You'll miss out on spontaneous interactions with professors.
 
5. Commuting is bad for your health.
 
6. Big city distractions will lower your productivity. 
 
My advice is the opposite of the above. Move to your small town during the early years when it's most important to develop a connection with your department. If you hate it, move to the city after 2-3 years when you're doing fewer classes and networking, and more independent writing.
 
(I come from a department that's very communal and values face time in the office. Departmental culture may vary.)

Here are reasons not to commute:
 
1. You'll find excuses not to go in and commute less and less.
 
2. You'll get a reputation for not being around, which might be a bad thing depending on the culture of your department.
 
3. You'll miss out on spontaneous social opportunities with other grad students.
 
4. You'll miss out on spontaneous interactions with professors.
 
5. Commuting is bad for your health.
 
6. Big city distractions will lower your productivity. 
 
My advice is the opposite of the above. Move to your small town during the early years when it's most important to develop a connection with your department. If you hate it, move to the city after 2-3 years when you're doing fewer classes and networking, and more independent writing.
 
(I come from a department that's very communal and values face time in the office. Departmental culture may vary.)

Here are reasons not to commute:
 
1. You'll find excuses not to go in and commute less and less.
 
2. You'll get a reputation for not being around, which might be a bad thing depending on the culture of your department.
 
3. You'll miss out on spontaneous social opportunities with other grad students.
 
4. You'll miss out on spontaneous interactions with professors.
 
5. Commuting is bad for your health.
 
6. Big city distractions will lower your productivity. 
 
My advice is the opposite of the above. Move to your small town during the early years when it's most important to develop a connection with your department. If you hate it, move to the city after 2-3 years when you're doing fewer classes and networking, and more independent writing.
 
(I come from a department that's very communal and values face time in the office. Departmental culture may vary.)

Um no.  That's what your graduate colleagues and friends are for.  Get on Facebook (if you have an account) and post a status message.
 
Don't trust  your parents' (well-meaning) advice when it comes to academia.

I don't think that's an uncommon attitude among professors: They don't want to go through the hassle of recruiting somebody if there's a really good chance that person will go elsewhere. If a prof can only make one or two offers, getting them to the right people (whom you want, but who will also accept) is really important. This can also, in part, explain why sometimes people get into top choices but not their so-called safety schools.
 
I think it slightly weird to tell you this directly, but I wouldn't read too much into it because he probably considered it a compliment.
 
In case it needs to be said, don't repeat that story to your fellow students

No feedback page saying what the study's about? Booooo. Poor form.