POLS 382 - Statistics for Social Science

    Recent Professors
    Elizabeth Huffman
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    Intermediate Algebra (or equivalent in high school) or higher with a C or better or eligibility for transfer- level mathematics.
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 2 · IGETC Area 2A · CSU GE Area B4
    Description
    POLS 382 Statistics for Social Science Units: 3 Hours: 54 hours LEC Prerequisite: Intermediate Algebra (or equivalent in high school) or higher with a C or better or eligibility for transfer- level mathematics. Transferable: CSU; UC ( UC transfer credit limitation: STAT 300, STAT 480, STAT C1000E, STAT C1000H, ECON 310 and POLS 382, PSYC 330 combined: maximum credit, 1 course) General Education: Local GE L2; Cal-GETC Area 2; Cal-GETC Area 4 C-ID: C-ID MATH 110 This course focuses upon the concepts and applications of descriptive and inferential statistics in political science and other social sciences. Topics include data collection, descriptive statistics, probability and sampling distributions, hypothesis testing, statistical inference, correlation and regression, chi- square, t-tests, and analysis of variance procedures. This course will analyze and interpret social data sets from at least two of the following disciplines: business, economics, social science, psychology, political science, administration of justice, and education. The course will utilize both hand computation and statistical software.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 3:00pm–4:20pm