SO307 - Statistics for Social Sciences

Crosslisted: PS307

Statistical methods are a primary tool for all of the social and behavioral sciences. This course introduces a wide variety of common statistical techniques and their conceptual bases, including: basic descriptive and inferential statistics, analyses of association and variance, effect sizes, and others in their parametric and nonparametric forms. It provides a background in the relevant theories of probability, sampling, and measurement. And the student will learn how to become a more discerning consumer of statistical information as well as gaining practical experience calculating these statistics by hand and computer.
Prerequisite(s): MA135 or MA120 and an introductory social science class (i.e., SO141, PS101, CJ100, or SW205) and PS300/SO310
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3