Intermediate Statistics for Social Sciences

BSMA308 - Intermediate Statistics for Social Sciences

Credits: 3

This intermediate level course is for students having background limited to pre-calculus mathematics or introductory statistics. Students review basic concepts including computing and interpreting measures of central tendency, variability, and correlations. Hypothesis testing is introduced, beginning with two sample inference for means and proportions. Analysis of variance and experimental design are introduced. Other topics include chi-square tests for goodness-of-fit and independence, and the principles of non-parametric tests.