ANT 3000Ant Quant Methods

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Prerequisite(s): ANT 1010, or ANT 1310, or ANT 2500, or ANT 2640, or MTH 1210, or permission of instructor This course is an introduction to quantitative data analysis for all four subfields of anthropology. A variety of statistical methods are covered with an emphasis on anthropological data sets. Students learn descriptive statistics, uni-variate methods, and select multivariate methods that are commonly used in the anthropological literature. Presentation of data and results is also highlighted. No previous statistical knowledge is required for the class, but a prior introductory statistics course is preferred.