PSYCH 2 Statistical Methods for Psychology & Social Science

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Grade Options: Letter Grade
General Education: Delta Area 1B; CSU Area B4; IGETC Area 2
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Intermediate Algebra or appropriate placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process.
Advisories: PSYCH 1 with a grade of “C” or better.
This course is an introduction to the basic statistical methods and analyses commonly used in sociological research. Topics include: descriptive and inferential statistics usually include levels and types of measurement; measures of central tendency and dispersion; normal, t, and chi-square distributions; probability and hypothesis testing; correlation and regression. Applications of statistical software to sociology and/or other social science data required. (HBCU, UC, CSU, C-ID SOCI 125)