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Syllabus for Sociology 220: Statistics

• Jeanne Curran, Ph.D., Esq.
  
• SBS-B326
  
• 310-243-3831
  
• Office Hours: Monday, 1:30 - 4:00, Tuesday 11:00 - 1:00, Wednesday 11:00 - 1:00
  

• Course Description: This is an introductory course designed to help you understand and interpret the analysis of data on social issues. We will explore statistics in the context of the theory and methods of the social sciences. The course will not require that you do computations, but that you understand the process and develop the skill of requesting statistical results from a computerized analysis program.

• Reading:
  • Required: Jeanne Curran and Susan R. Takata, Statistics as a Tool for Ordinary Folks
    

  • Required: Babbie and Halley, Adventures in Social Research: Data Analysis Using SPSS for Windows

  • Required: ONE of the following texts:
    • Penn, the women's guide to the wired world

      OR

    • Kurland and Polsenberg, Internet Guide for Criminal Justice

• Course Requirements and Grading:

  • SPSS Exercises - 20%
  • Interpretation Exercises - 20%
  • Web Exercises - 20%
  • Tests (Midterm and Final)

    Unless there is some sort of technical failure, all work will be turned in by e-mail or web site or file transfer.

  • Assignment Schedule
    • Available on Statistics Web Site - Regularly Updated. Follow it.
    • Site is at: http://www.csudh.edu/dearhabermas/Homepage.htm
      

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