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Postgraduate GRF-CCJ736-2021

Quantitative Skills for Criminologists

Sharpen your ability to process and analyse raw quantitative social science data using SPSS for Windows. Study the use of statistics in criminal justice, the description of samples and the tools to describe data and relationships.

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$2,937 $3,187

Your upfront cost: $0

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Study method

100% online

Available loans

  • FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

  • 08 Mar 2021
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With a network of campuses across Brisbane and the Gold Coast, Griffith University is committed to progressive multidisciplinary teaching and research and a valuable online provider with Open Universities Australia. Already attracting students from more than 122 countries, Griffith's dedication to academic excellence is available across Australia through OUA.

QS RANKING 2021

18

Times Higher Education Ranking 2021

13

  • 2021

Subject details

What you'll learn

After successfully completing this subject you should be able to:

  1. Appraise and select the appropriate analytical technique to address a research problem
  2. Use SPSS for Windows to perform commonly used statistical techniques
  3. Interpret and write up these analyses appropriate to the stakeholder or context
  4. Develop an understanding of statistical techniques that will assist you as a competent consumer of empirical criminological, and social science, research.
Topics covered
    • Why statistics?
    • Describing data
    • Making inferences
    • Comparing groups 1
    • Comparing Groups 2
    • Bringing it together
    • Exploring relationships
    • Introducing regression
    • From simple to multivariate
    • Applying regression
    • Bringing it together
Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You cannot enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

  • GRF-MCCJ7036

Special requirements

  • SoftwareDetails - IBM SPSS Student Version 24.0
Description

This subject was previously known as Quantitative Social Research.

This subject is designed to equip students with the skills needed to process and analyse raw quantitative social science data.

We see statistics everywhere. "There was a 20% reduction in crime rates in the past year"; "offenders with social support networks are 1.4 times more likely to successfully complete drug court orders".  Where do these numbers come from? How do we interpret them?  And how do we know whether we can trust them? Learning about quantitative analyses is important in criminology and in social sciences in general, as it provides the skills to understand, interpret, and criticize the statistics that surround us. Further, it will provide a range of fundamental skills critical to leading and participating in research projects in a number of different sectors.

This subject will cover the nature and use of statistics in criminological and criminal justice research, the description of samples and populations, as well as the tools to describe data and relationships, and to test statistical hypotheses. It will also introduce some basic statistical tools for multivariate analysis.

The value of statistics is not limited to academic projects. These are very marketable and valuable skills that are of use in other public and commercial organisations.

Assessments

  • Analysis Report 2 (45%)
  • Online Quiz (20%)
  • Analysis Report 1 (35%)
Textbooks

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

Related degrees

Postgraduate GRF-MCJ-MAS-2021

Master of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Postgraduate GRF-FMH-MAS-2021

Master of Forensic Mental Health

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