SOCIAL STATISTICS

REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR LEC, REC
COLLEGE QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS REQ.

This course offers an introduction to the application and interpretation of statistical analysis in sociology.  Upon completion, you should be familiar with a variety of basic statistical techniques that allow examination of interesting social questions.  We begin by learning to describe the characteristics of groups, followed by discussion of how to examine and generalize about relationships between characteristics of groups.  Emphasis is placed on the understanding and interpretation of statistics used to describe and make generalizations about group characteristics.  In addition to hand calculation, you will also become familiar with using PCs to run statistical tests.