Fall 2015  |  SOC 5811 Section 001: Intermediate Social Statistics (10664)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2015 - 12/16/2015
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1114
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This course will introduce majors to basic statistical measures and procedures that are used to describe and analyze quantitative data in sociological research. The topics include (1) frequency and percentage distributions, (2) central tendency and dispersion, (3) probability theory and statistical inference, (4) models of bivariate analysis, and (5) basics of multivariate analysis. Lectures on these topics will be given in class, and lab exercises are designed to help students learn statistical skills and software needed to analyze quantitative data provided in the class. prereq: Soc 1001 recommended. Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for Soc 5811 (Soc 5811 Fall terms only). Undergraduates with strong math background who have completed Soc 3801 are encouraged to register for 5811 in lieu of 3811.
Class Notes:
Click this link for more detailed course information http://classinfo.umn.edu/?knoke001+SOC5811+Fall2015
Class Description:
Measurement, theory of probability, and bivariate statistics. Multiple regression analyses of sociological data.
Grading:
100% Reports/Papers Other Grading Information: Three papers involve statistical analyses of social datasets.
Class Format:
67% Lecture
33% Laboratory
Workload:
15 Pages Reading Per Week
45 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/10664/1159
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
11 March 2012

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