SOC 325 Statistics for the Social Sciences

3 Credit(s) QR

This course is designed to introduce students to the use of statistical analyses in the social and behavioral sciences. This class will introduce students to the most common methods of summarizing and presenting data (descriptive statistics), which include: central tendencies, frequency distributions, cross-tabulation, and variability. Students also will learn how to make estimates about a population based on a sample (inferential statistics) using statistical tests such as: independent T-tests, ANOVA, chi-square, Pearson’s correlation, and multiple regression. Using both manual calculations and computer-based exercises and manipulation of datasets in SPSS or another statistical software, students will learn the fundamental techniques of statistical analysis. Three lecture hours per week.