SOC 281 - Statistical Analysis Using SPSS, 4 credit hours

Prerequisite(s): Core Math. SOC 280 is recommended. Required of all Sociology majors. For Statistics minors, all other required courses in the minor need to be completed before taking this course as a capstone.
Valued by employers and graduate schools alike, this course develops marketable skills used in social science analyses as well as in other areas of research like communications and business. Students use the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) to analyze survey data generated by students in the Research Methods course. A conceptual understanding of statistics is emphasized. Students learn how to formulate and empirically test research hypotheses and interpret findings. The course emphasizes a practical, working knowledge of various statistical tests with calculations performed by the software.