SOC 320

Introduction to Social Statistics

3 units

Winter 2027 · Future term

Topics

Stats using R, Pt. 1
Stats using R, Pt. 2
Summarize data with frequency distributions, measures of central tendency, and measures of dispersion
Understand the logic of sampling and the sampling distribution
Explain the logic and assumptions of hypothesis testing
Critically evaluate statistical claims in the real-world
Estimate and interpret confidence intervals, t-tests, chi-square tests, ANOVA, correlational coefficients, and linear regression equations
Execute basic statistical analysis using R software

Healey, Joseph F., Steven G. Prus, and Riva Lieflander. 2023. Statistics: A Tool for Social Research, Fifth Canadian Edition. Nelson Education. Free eBook version available via UofA library. Earlier editions of this book are also fine. The textbook for
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Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
SOC 320 LEC-A1: Introduction to Social Statistics · Reading-list link; contents not retrieved ↗2026
2026-Fall-SOC-320-LECTURE-A01 ↗2026
2026-Fall-SOC-320-LECTURE-A02 ↗2026
2027-Winter-SOC-320-LECTURE-B02 ↗2027
Document date Winter 2027 differs from archive label Winter 2027. Additional readings are supplied through the course LMS. Archive label: 2027-Winter-SOC-320-LECTURE-B02 Partial automated extraction.