MAT 124 - Statistics for the Social Sciences

Statistics play a crucial role in understanding and developing new knowledge within the social sciences. This course introduces statistical concepts and procedures to social science students who will use statistics in their future coursework and/or career. In this course, students will learn a variety of descriptive and inferential techniques for analyzing continuous and categorical data. Students will learn how to interpret and present the results of statistical analyses in APA format and will be able to communicate the meaning of these statistical analyses to non-academic audiences. Students will leave the course with an understanding of how and why social scientists use statistics.

General Education Requirements: Quantitative Literacy

Prerequisites: MAT 12 and at least one of the following: ANT 101, CMY 101, PSY 110 or SOC 114.

Course Typically Offered Fall: Even-Online; Odd-Onsite

Credits: 3