Summer 2015  |  SOC 3811 Section 001: Basic Social Statistics (84139)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Summer Session 10 wk
 
06/15/2015 - 08/21/2015
Tue, Thu 03:30PM - 05:20PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 440
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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. prereq: 1001 recommended, Undergraduates with strong math background who have completed Soc 3801 are encouraged to register for 5811 in lieu of 3811. Currently, 5811 only offered in fall. Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for 5811. Soc majors/minors must register A-F.
Class Notes:
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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) regression analysis, 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.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/84139/1155
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
6 March 2015

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