This course provides an introduction to statistical methods in the social sciences. Students will learn and apply basic concepts including data description, probability theory, statistical inference, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis to social problems. Data will be used to analyze current policy issues such as poverty, health care, and the income distribution. During the course, students will learn how to manipulate and analyze statistical data using computer software STA 330. In this course students learn ethnographic approaches to social science research.
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Credit 3 unit STA 381. This course examines the definition and impact of social and economic inequality. Beginning with a review of social, economic, and philosophical perspectives of inequality, the course considers the measurement of inequality, international comparisons of inequality, and policies designed to eliminate inequality. Students should be comfortable with methods of quantitative social science. Economics 103 or STA 240B recommended.