An Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
SOC 256
Spring 2006
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01
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| Crosslisting:
GOVT 366 |
The course is an introduction to the concepts, methods and tools used in the analysis of quantitative data in the social sciences. It covers topics in descriptive statistics and statistical inference, and adopts a "hands-on, learning-by-doing" approach to explore major sources of social data and to develop the appropriate statistical tools. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Quantitative Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS SOC |
| Course Format: Lecture/Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CADS)(DATA-MN)(GOVT)(GOVT-American)(GOVT-Comparativ)(GOVT-Intl.)(HRAD-MN) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Moore, David S. THE BASIC PRACTICE OF STATISTICS, 3rd Ed. New York: W. H. Freeman and Co., 2004
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two tests, a final exam, and regular practice assignments. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
The course is a "user friendly" introduction to data analysis and statistical analysis software. The use of SPSS is integrated to course activities and will be used for exploring and analyzing real world data (e.g. American National Election Study, General Social Survey, US Census data, Sociometrics Social Science Electronic Data Library, Polling Data available through the Roper Center, National Center for Education Statistics etc). |
| Instructor(s): Kaparakis,Emmanuel I. Times: .M.W... 07:00PM-08:20PM; Location: SCIE74; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 6 | JR major: 6 | | |
| Seats Available: 2 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 2 | FR: 0 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 1 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 1 |
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