Multivariate Statistics for Social Sciences

Catalog description

Provides instruction and hands-on experience with statistical methods for examining the effects of multiple variables. Focuses on multivariate techniques and how statistical techniques can lead to a better understanding of substantive issues. As this is an applied course, lectures and coursework focus more on the application and interpretation of multivariate techniques than on the mathematics behind the statistical techniques. Topics typically include data visualization, correlation, simple regression, multiple regression, logistic regression, multinomial regression, ordinal regression, and principal component analysis. Also teaches how to conduct these statistical techniques and undertake basic programming in the R computer program.