| Course Title: Social Science Research and Data Analysis |
| Start Date: 01/21/2020 End Date: 05/05/2020 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2020 |
| Description: This course is an introduction to the use of quantitative data in sociology. It focuses on the ways in which data is collected, analyzed, and presented to make sociological arguments. It introduces various tools to describe data for single variables, explore relationships between pairs of variables, and make statistical inferences. Students will learn basic skills to conduct their own social science research and analyze data using statistical software. The aim of the course is to allow students to conduct elementary statistical analyses on their own and become critical readers of statistical evidence. |
| Distribution(s): NO - Meets No Distrib. Rqmt |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Ayca Zayim | azayim@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/21/2020 - 05/05/2020 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 09:30AM - 10:45AM | SHTK - Shattuck Hall | 216 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| NXLAR0001 | NXLAR: Nexus in Law, Public Policy, and Human Rights | This course is approved for the Law, Public Policy, and Human Rights Nexus track. |
| NXDTA0001 | NXDTA: Nexus in Data Analytics and Society | This course is approved for the Data Analytics |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 28 | Enrollment: 28 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The Basic Practice of Statistics Author: Moore, David S., William I. Notz, Michael A. Fligner Copyright: 2017 Edition: 8 Volume: ISBN: 9781319042578 Publisher: W. H. Freeman |
Required | 158.99 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Dear students, Do not purchase the hardcopy. We will use the electronic version. I will provide you with further instructions on the first day of class. |