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SOC 706

Intermediate Statistics I

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeA-
Standard

Overview

Description

Theory and application of statistical inference with special emphasis on probability, parametric and nonparametric techniques including simple and complex analysis of variance, multiple comparison techniques and trend analysis.

Requirements

Prerequisites

PSY 210
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): PSY 210.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • organize data, identify and distinguish case/units from variables, justify choice of statistics, compute statistics, identify results, design and create peer-review journal quality graphics/visualizations and tables for descriptive statistics, report and
  • make basic probability calculations, identify and generate classic probability distributions; compare sample data to the normal distribution, evaluate the degree of similarity and defend that evaluation.
  • provide a foundation (including interpreting a verbal description of a research problem into statistical terms); formulate hypotheses; recognize and critique hypotheses in journal articles; evaluate alternative candidate statistics with respect to their p
  • compute the statistical analyses chosen in SLO 3; identify relevant estimates in output of a statistical package; identify implications of the results for the hypotheses; design and create peer-review-journal-quality graphics and tables; estimate and inte