Criminology Stream - Advanced Social Data Analysis
SOCI 4127 Advanced Social Data Analysis
Prerequisites:
SOCI 2126,
SOCI 2127, and any 30 credits completed, or permission of the instructor.
Antirequisites:
SOCI 3005, PSYC 3257,
PSYC 4257
Hours:
Two hours of lecture and one hour of lab per week for one term.
Credits:
3
Description:
Students develop skills in analyzing, interpreting, and communicating results from survey data and large data sets. Students train for entry-level positions in careers that involve managing and analyzing quantitative data by statistical software (e.g., SPSS and Stata), or to pursue a graduate degree. Specific topics include multivariate linear and logistic regression analysis, path analysis, factor analysis, analysis of variance, and event-history analysis.