Applied Data Analysis

Catalog description

This course addresses methods of scientific inquiry applied to contemporary criminal justice issues. Students will be engaged in the formulation of research questions, research design, observation, measurement, and introduction to social statistics and applications to criminal justice data analysis. Students should develop an understanding of the research process, the language of research, the analytic tools and data sources, and the scientific method of evaluating scholarly research articles. Students will also learn to critique research and present data in agency reports, which will prepare them for professional analysis opportunities.