2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 07, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PS 307 - Statistics for Social Sciences

Crosslisted: SO 307 
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): MA 135  or MA 120  and an introductory social science class (i.e., SO 141 , PS 101 , CJ 100 , or SW 205 ) and PS 300 /SO 300 .
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3



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