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This course has an assignment that is due by 11:55 pm Central Standard Time on Wednesday night of the first week of class. Failure to complete this assignment will result in your removal from the course for non-participation.

Textbook

Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Author: Aron, Arthur/Coups, Elliot/Aron, Elaine N.

Edition: 5th Edition

Online Access for MyStatLab for the Social Sciences is required for the course. MyStatLab Access can be purchased online from the publisher, and also from MBS.  Please see handouts inside the course for this information.  Because the online Access contains an ebook version of the textbook, students do not need to purchase a paper copy of the textbook, but they may do so if they wish.  Detailed instructions for logging in to MyStatLab will be provided on the Resources and Materials page of the course once the course is officially opened.

 

MyStatLab Access Code with ebook:  ISBN 13: 978-0-205-93365-5

MyStatLab Access Code bundled with a bound copy of the textbook: ISBN13: 978-0-205-92418-9

Access to MyStatLab is not optional.  If you purchase a used copy of the book without the access code, you will need to purchase the access code from MBS or from the publisher (Pearson).

Course Description

A study of the application of quantitative analytic techniques to data in the Social Sciences.  

Course Objectives

Students will become familiar with the levels of empirical data in social science analysis.
 
Students will be able to calculate and employ a variety of measures of central tendency appropriate to data analysis in the social sciences.
 
Students will be able to calculate and employ a variety of measures of dispersion appropriate to empirical analysis in the social sciences.
 
Students will be able to calculate and employ a variety of measures of correlation to analyze relationships among a variety of levels of social science data.
 
Students will be able to calculate and employ a variety of measures of statistical significance appropriate to the analysis of correlational statistics in the social sciences.
 

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