Units: 4
Prerequisites: Knowledge, skills, and abilities at the intermediate algebra level as determined by the math placement process.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 4 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

This course covers the application of statistical methods to interpret, analyze, and describe quantitative sociological data. Topics include descriptive and inferential statistics; probability topics, populations and samples, the normal distribution, the central limit theorem; confidence intervals; hypothesis testing; comparing two means; F distribution and ANOVA; correlation and linear regression; and chi-square. Students use statistical software (SPSS) to analyze data and report results using American Sociological Association (ASA) style. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Credit for BTEC 180, BUS 204, STAT C1000/STAT C1000H/STAT C1000E, PSYC 104/PSYC 104H, or SOC 125. Some CSU campuses may also impose this credit limitation. C-ID SOCI-125.