Course Catalog Information (24-25)
PSYC 15
Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science
Course Description
This course examines elementary statistics including measures of central tendency, variability, probability, correlation, tests of significance, and hypothesis testing.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate and explain the fundamental concepts of descriptive and inferential statistics as well as the major assumptions and methods of scientific analysis.
- Describe and demonstrate various measurement concepts appropriate to different types of research data.
- Graph and interpret basic frequency distributions,calculate and explain measures of central tendency and variablity.
- Describe the basic properties of the normal curve and standard scores.
- Calculate and apply linear regression, correlation, random sampling and probability analysis.
- Describe various methods of hypothesis testing, from the three primary varieties of Student's T-test to analysis of variance.
Course Details
- Units
- 4 Units
- Hours
- Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
- Weekly Lab Hours: 0
- Gen Ed
- General Education Class
- Program Status
- Program Applicable
- Credit
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Transferability
- Transferable to both UC and CSU
- Grading Method
- Letter Grading
- Also Listed As
- SOC 15
Requisite and Advisory
- Prerequisite(s)
- PSYC 1 or SOC 1; and Intermediate algebra or equivalent or higher, or appropriate placement beyond intermediate algebra
- Advisory(ies)
- EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5
- Corequisite(s)
Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills
- Limitation(s) on Enrollment
- Not open to students with credit in the cross-listed courses Also listed as SOC 15.