SOCY 421Intro to Quantitative Research

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Introduction to Quantitative Research (3) Sociological arguments with support of quantitative data can be very convincing, and the use of quantitative data in social research today is widespread. This course introduces students to sociological reasoning with quantitative data and helps students develop understanding of quantitative information and its uses in social research. Through class instruction, regular assignments, and projects that require the use of statistical software, students build capacity with the logic of statistical inference and skills to conduct and report results of basic quantitative analysis. AU Core Integrative Requirement: Quantitative Literacy II. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: STAT-160, STAT-202, STAT-203, or STAT-204. Prerequisite/Concurrent: SOCY-320.