Introduction to Statistics in Sociology

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Units: 3 Prerequisite: Completion of intermediate algebra or appropriate placement Advisory: Concurrent enrollment in a support course (SOC 15S or SOC 815S) is strongly recommended for those who have not recently completed intermediate algebra Hours: 54 lecture Introduction to the use of descriptive and inferential statistics in the analysis of sociological data, including: levels and types of measurement, measures of central tendency and variability, distributions, probability, estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation, and regression. Social science statistical software will be explored as an aid in processing and analyzing sociological data. (C-ID SOCI 125) (CSU, UC-with unit limitation)