Social Statistics Course Syllabus | Fall 2019
(Readings based off of Statistics: A Tool for Social Research)
| Date | Topic | Assignments | Relevant Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lec 1 (08/27/19) Lab 1 (08/30/19) |
Getting to know statistics; Types of variable; Level of Measurement Scales |
– Fill in GSS questionnaire – identify type of variable – Lab1: Create your own dataset |
Chapter 1-2 |
| Lec 2 (09/03/19) Lab 2 (09/06/19) |
Descriptive Stats: Discrete variable | – Frequency, Proportion, Percentage – Code the questionnaire – Lab2: Frequency tables and graphs |
Chapter 3 |
| Lec 3 (09/10/19) Lab 3 (09/13/19) |
Descriptive Stats: Continuous Variable – Central Tendency | – Mode, Median and Mean – Lab3: central tendency |
Chapter 4 |
| Lec 4 (09/17/19)
Lab 4 (09/20/19) |
Descriptive Stats: Continuous Variable – Dispersion | – Range, Inter-quartile range – Variance and Standard Deviation – Skewness – Lab4: Dispersion, histogram and skewed distribution |
Chapter 4 |
| Exam1 | Chapter 1-4 | ||
| Lec 5 (09/24/19) Lab 5 (09/27/19) |
Normal Distribution: Z-score and Z-table | – Curve of normal distribution – Calculation of Z-score – Check Z-table and find B&C area -Lab5: Z-score |
Chapter 5 |
| Lec 6 (10/04/19) Lab 6 (10/11/19) |
Inferential Statistics & Estimation | – Confidence Interval (c.i.) – Confident level – Lab6: Population mean estimation with confidence interval |
Chapter 6-7 |
| Lec 7 (10/15/19) Lab 7 (10/18/19) Lec 8 (10/22/19) Lab 8 (10/25/19) |
Hypothesis Testing on mean(s) | – Z-test – t-test (1-sample and 2-sample) – Lab 7: 1-sample t-test – Lab 8: 2-sample t-test |
Chapter 8-9 |
| Exam2 | Chapter 5-9 | ||
| Lec 9 (11/05/19) Lab 9 (11/08/19) |
Hypothesis Testing on variances | – ANOVA test and F-table – Lab 9: ANOVA test and group differences |
Chapter 10 |
| Lec 10 (11/12/19) Lab 10 (11/15/19) |
Association: Nominal & Ordinal Measurement Scales | – Cross-tab – Chi-Square test and Chi-Square table – Lab 10: Cross-tabs and Chi-Square test |
Chapter 11-12 |
| Lec 11 (11/19/19) Lab 11 (11/22/19) |
Elaboration: Determine direction & strength for cross-tabs | – Strength: Phi, Cramer’s V, Lambda – Strength and Direction: Gamma and Rho Lab11: Cross-tabs with Chi-Square test and Elaboration |
Chapter 13 |
| Lec 12 (11/26/19) Lab 12 (11/29/19) Lab 13 (12/03/19) |
Association: interval-ratio Measurement Scales | – Correlation – Regression Lab 12: Correlation coefficients Lab13: Regression coefficients and significance |
Chapter 15-16 |
| Final Exam | Chapter 10-16 |
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