PY334 (EX20) OK - Applied Data Analysis

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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

Aron, A., Coups, E. J. & Aron, E. N. (2018) Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences with Access to MyLab Statistics (6th ed.). Pearson Publishing.

Online Access for MyLab Statistics is required for the course.

My Lab Statistics contains an ebook version of the textbook. Students are not required to purchase a paper copy of the book.

  • MyLab Statistics Access Code with ebook:  ISBN13: 9780134877198

Instructions for logging into MyLab Statistics will be provided on the Resources and Materials page of the course on the first day of the course. If you want a paper copy of the textbook, you can purchase that from the publisher once you have logged into MyLab Statistics.

 
A FREE 14 day trial is available if you need to wait on funds. You can log onto the course on the first day with this free access.

 

Course Description

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

Course Objectives

  • Students will be 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.