SOC 125 - Introduction to Statistics in Sociology

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    This is a course about how statistics is used to answer questions in the research areas of sociology and related social sciences. Students will learn introductory statistics, emphasizing appropriate applications in social science research, through the exploration of topics such as basic research design, probability and sampling distributions, descriptive and inferential statistics including Z scores; linear correlation; regression; t-tests; analysis of variance; and chi-square. Students will use statistical software specific to sociology and/or other social science data to analyze social issues and learn how to report results using APA style. (C-ID SOC 125).