Statistics is one of the most widely used tools in the behavioral, social, medical, and physical sciences.
Statistical information is collected on virtually every aspect of life and death.
Research in sociology is where the real action takes place. All of us, without taking any statistics course, know how to do some basic statistical problems. For instance, you have been calculating averages every time you take a class or to determine the mileage your car gets. You can constantly draw upon your previous knowledge and relate course materials you will learn in this class to what is familiar in daily life. In this course, we will attempt to provide students with some basic statistical procedures for collecting and analyzing data, and making decisions or inferences based on these analyses.