SOC 311 - Social Statistics

4 Credit(s)

This course presents a general overview of the statistical methods most commonly used in sociology and the social sciences. As a laboratory component, students will become proficient in SPSS, a computer program designed to aid statistical analysis. These skills will enable the student to read popular applications of statistics in the media with a critical eye; assess the use of statistics in the professional sociological literature; and use statistical tools to answer the sociological questions of interest.

Prerequisite(s):
SOC 255 Minimum Grade: C-

AND

MATH 104 Minimum Grade: C- or T OR MATH 106 Minimum Grade: C- or T OR MATH 110 Minimum Grade: C- or T OR MATH 120 Minimum Grade: C- or T