SOC 23  Introduction to Statistics in Sociology and Social Sciences

3 Units (Degree Applicable, CSU, UC, C-ID #: SOCI 125)
UC Credit Limitation
Lecture: 54   
Prerequisite: (SOC 1 or SOC 1H) and eligibility for (STAT C1000 or MATH 110) or (STAT C1000H or MATH 110H)

Basic statistical methods and analyses commonly used in sociological research. Topics include descriptive and inferential statistics usually include levels and types of measurement; measures of central tendency and dispersion; normal, t, and chi-square distributions; probability and hypothesis testing; correlation and regression. Computers and calculators will be utilized. Data sets will be problems from the various social sciences.
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