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Apr 19, 2024
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STAT 2070 - Introduction to Statistics for Social Science
This course presents the central ideas of descriptive statistics and statistical inference as applied to the social sciences, including graphs, averages, sampling, estimation, hypothesis-testing and relationships between variables. A statistical software package will be introduced. Students cannot receive credit in more than one of the following: STAT 2050, STAT 2070.
Prerequisites:
MATH 1000 - Problem Solving or MATH 1400 - Pre-calculus Algebra or MATH 1450 - Pre-calculus Algebra & Trigonometry with a grade of “C” or better or minimum math ACT score of 25.
Minimum Student Competencies
Upon completion of STAT 2070 Introductory Statistics for the Social Sciences , the student will:
- Make inferences about a population based on sampling.
- Interpret measures of center, measures of variability, linear regression and correlations from populations or samples with emphasis on social science applications.
- Predict the probability or likelihood of an event.
- Determine the goodness of an inference.
- Interpret statistical data in graphic and tabular formats.
- Differentiate between discrete and continuous probability distributions applying appropriate statistical techniques.
- Apply standard statistical tests for both quantitative and qualitative response variables with emphasis on social science applications.
- Analyze data and distributions measuring the goodness of inferences and generating samples using statistical software packages with emphasis on social science applications.
- Apply the Central Limit Theorem.
General Education Requirement: Math Reasoning
Credits: 4
Instructional Method Separate Lecture and Lab
Contact Hours: 3 lecture, 2 lab hours/week
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