Understanding Social Statistics
AY2015/2016 Semester 1
Social statistics appear routinely not just in articles in academic journals but also those in newspapers and popular magazines. Statistics are often cited and accepted as "factual" evidence or "empirical" support for a particular opinion or policy. But statistics can be used and abused. This course aims to develop a working understanding of social statistics, focusing on basic statistical concepts, the logic of statistical reasoning in social research, the foundations of statistical inference and hypothesis testing, and the generation and interpretation of statistical data. Students also learn to use a statistical software package for social research.
| AUs | 3.0 AUs |
| Categories | CoreMinorsBDE |
| Not Available To All Programme With | (Admyr 2004-2010) |
| Mutually Exclusive With | HS302 |
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| 1130 | COMMON LEC (LEC1) 1130-1330 Mon LHS-LT | ||||
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| 1330 | 17474 TUT (T3) 1330-1430 Mon LHS-TR+4 | ||||
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| 1430 | 17475 TUT (T4) 1430-1530 Mon LHS-TR+4 | ||||
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| 1530 | 17472 TUT (T1) 1530-1630 Mon LHS-TR+41 | ||||
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| 1630 | 17473 TUT (T2) 1630-1730 Mon LHS-TR+41 | ||||
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