C Probability and Statistics-Social Sciences

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Term hours: 72 lecture. This course provides an introduction to fundamental statistical concepts relevant to the social sciences but applicable to all disciplines. A conceptual approach is used to introduce students to topics of descriptive and inferential statistics including sampling, probability, central tendency, variability, correlation, regression, point estimation, interval estimation, and hypothesis testing. Also introduced are non-parametric statistics, such as chi-square, and parametric statistics, such as t-tests and ANOVA. The course includes applications of technology for statistical analysis including the interpretation of the relevance of the statistical findings. Applications use data from the behavioral and social sciences of psychology, sociology, anthropology, geography, economics, political science and the life sciences, health sciences, and education. This course is open to all students who meet the prerequisite, and it is required for psychology majors. This course is strongly recommended for all social sciences majors. Students who receive credit for this course may not receive credit for STAT C1000 (MATH 120 C) or MATH 120PC . Duplicate credit not granted for PSY 161HC , SOC 161 C , or SOC 161HC . (UC Credit Limitation/CSU, AA GE, CalGETC, C-ID: MATH 110 and SOCI 125)