Intermediate Social Statistics

Catalog description

Study of statistical foundations necessary to develop competence in the analysis and interpretation of sociological data. Assumes knowledge of basic statistical principles. Emphasis on hypothesis testing, logic, application, and interpretation of test statistics; graphic and tabular presentation of data; parametric and nonparametric tests of significance and tests of association; and regression analysis, with emphasis on the derivation and interpretation of coefficients. Extensive use of statistical packages to explore complex survey and demographic data.