This course is designed to acquaint you with statistical knowledge you will need as a social science major. It is expected that at the end of this course, students will be able to apply their abstract, theoretical knowledge and logical reasoning skills to the concrete world.
Students tend to approach statistics with a great deal of apprehension.
In fact, many students fail this class in their minds before it even begins. Usually, students fear having to deal with mathematic concepts and calculations. Such fear is unjustified, however, as this course requires only minimal mathematic skill. Because computers are used to calculate statistics, more emphasis is placed upon accurately interpreting statistics than actually calculating them. Your grade is always positively associated with your efforts.