SOC 221 A: Statistical Concepts and Methods for the Social Sciences

Develops statistical literacy. Examines objectives and pitfalls of statistical studies; study designs, data analysis, inference; graphical and numerical summaries of numerical and categorical data; correlation and regression; estimation, confidence intervals, and significance tests. Emphasizes social science examples and cases. May only receive credit for one of STAT 220, STAT 221/CSSS 221/SOC 221, or STAT 290. Course overlaps with: STMATH 341. Offered: jointly with CSSS 221/STAT 221; AWSp.