Fall 2013  |  SOC 3811 Section 001: Basic Social Statistics (16369)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2013 - 12/11/2013
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 270
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Descriptive statistics. Measures of central tendency, deviation, association. Inferential statistics focusing on probability/hypothesis testing. T-tests, Chi-square tests, variance analysis, bivariate regression. Statistical software used to analyze sociological data.
Class Notes:
(Declared sociology majors have priority registration for reserved seats through 4/22/2013).
Class Description:
This course will introduce sociology majors to basic statistical measures and procedures that are used to describe and analyze quantitative data in sociological research. The topics include (1) displays of frequency and percentage distributions, (2) measures of central tendency and dispersion, (3) measures of association and correlation, (4) bivariate regression, and (5) basics about probability and statistical inference. Lectures on these topics will be given in class meetings, and lab exercises are designed to help students learn statistical skills needed to analyze quantitative data provided in the class. In addition to attendance to lectures and labs, students are expected to read 15-20 pages of the text per week. There will be a midterm exam and a final exam. Students will need a calculation for assignments and exams.
Grading:
70% Midterm Exam
30% Problem Solving
Exam Format:
multiple choice, computational problems
Class Format:
65% Lecture
35% Laboratory
Workload:
15-20 Pages Reading Per Week
3 Exam(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/16369/1139
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/bianx001_SOC3811_Spring2024.pdf (Spring 2024)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/bianx001_SOC3811_Spring2020.pdf (Spring 2020)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/bianx001_SOC3811_Spring2019.pdf (Spring 2019)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
23 October 2007

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