Statistics for the Social Sciences
Presents an overview of techniques used by social scientists for organizing, computing, interpreting, presenting and reporting data in American Psychological Association (APA) documentation style. Emphasis will be on analysis within the context of social science research paradigms. Specific topics include: measures of central tendency, variability, and shape; tests of association and inference. Prerequisites: C or higher in PSY 104. Completion of the Genesee Community College Math Proficiency. B- or higher in MAT 092 or C or higher in MAT 102 or C or higher in MAT 121 or permission from instructor.
Subject Code: PSY
Course Number: 250
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours 3
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate how quantitative analysis is used for scientific problem solving.
2. Identify, collect, calculate and analyze data, using appropriate statistical strategies across different types of research questions and hypotheses.
3. Interpret quantitative data displayed in statistics, graphs and tables, including statistical symbols in research reports.
4. Extrapolate the meaning of statistical analyses in everyday language and professional formats (e.g. graphs, tables and words) across different types of research questions and hypotheses.
Effective Term: Fall 2020
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