Social Science Statistics

Catalog description

Basic concepts, uses, and methods of statistical computation, including descriptive statistics, correlation, probability, sampling, design, hypothesis testing, t-tests, ANOVA, regression, and chi-square tests are presented. This is a computational and interpretational statistics course designed to prepare students for upper division/graduate courses in research, data evaluation, and analytical reasoning. Use of computer software facilitates learning. This course satisfies the general education standards for foundational intellectual skills in quantitative reasoning.