We report the results of a survey examining computer-assisted data analysis in undergraduate psychology departments. Although 90% of the departments offered computer-assisted data analysis somewhere in their curriculum, one third did not use this approach in their beginning-level statistics course. We discuss the implications of the findings and suggestions for future research.
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