Intermediate Social Statistics

Catalog description

Introduces basic methodological concepts and statistical tools commonly used for conducting sociological research. Students will gain experience using research methods and statistics to answer research questions by going through a scientific research process that includes hypothesis testing; graphically and numerically describing distributions; statistical inference, and practical data analysis techniques like bivariate linear regression; analysis of variance; and multiple linear regression. Encourages students to be informed consumers of quantitative research who understand how statistics are computed and interpreted, and how they can be used to address key social science questions. Students will also gain basic familiarity with a statistical software package.