Quantitative Analysis ((3))

Catalog description

This course will build on the concepts, quantitative skills, and techniques learned in SOC 3000 . This will include refinement of concepts and a more extensive treatment of exploratory data analysis, descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics. Each student will be required to complete a research project. This course builds on the quantitative concepts, skills, and techniques learned in SOC 2208 (or equivalent course) and SOC 3000 . The primary focus of this course is on quantitative research designs and statistical methods that sociologists use to analyze quantitative data. The first part of this course addresses with research design topics in quantitative research, including ethical concerns, data collection techniques, conceptualization, operationalization, and measurement. The second portion of this course introduces students to common statistical methods with an emphasis on multiple regression analysis. Specific topics include the interpretation of model coefficients, evaluation of model fit, model building strategies, dummy variable regression, a non-technical discussion of statistical assumptions, and potential solutions to problems that arise in regression analysis. Each student will be required to complete a research project. A grade of C- or higher is required for graduation.