Session

Winter 2025

 Term

W

Format

LECT

Instructor

Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite

This course introduces students to the basic concepts of statistical thinking and statistical computing that are commonly used in social science research and are increasingly relevant in policy decisions and public life. Key topics include data and variables, summary statistics, distributions, measures of association, research designs, visualization, hypothesis testing, and simple regression analysis. Students will learn how to perform simple data analysis and write up their own research. Prerequisites: AP/SOCI 2030 6.00 or equivalent in research methods. Course credit exclusions: HH/PSYC 2020 6.00, HH/PSYC 2021 3.00, HH/PSYC 2022 3.00, AP/POLS 3300 6.00, AP/SOCI 3031 6.00. Open to: Sociology Specialized Honours and Sociology Honours majors.

Course Start Up

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