Statistics for Social Research

• • Why analyse data?
  • Where does data come from?
  • How to describe data numerically?
  • How to visualise and report data?
  • How to describe relationships: chi-square?
  • How to describe relationships: strenght/direction?
  • How to make inferences: confidence intervals?
  • How to make inferences: mean differences?
  • How to make inferences: ANOVA?
  • What if there are more than 2 variables?
  • Bringing it all together: review

Others

This is not an introductory subject, it is a second year subject. You should complete a number of other first or second year subjects. Students who have completed more than 2 OUA units (GPA 4.0+) and are planning on completing the Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice are strongly encouraged to enrol in the degree. Part of this process will involve registering your study plan with Griffith University, which will help to ensure that you are studying the required units.

Special requirements

No special requirements

This subject provides a solid introduction to applied statistics for students in criminal justice and related fields. The subject covers both descriptive and inferential statistics, and students learn to use the statistical package SPSS for Windows.

Students in this subject will be taught to identify when certain statistical techniques are appropriate, and how to perform, interpret and present these analyses. This will enable students to be more discerning consumers of the research literature and also prepare them to carry out their own research projects. Students will be taught to analyse data using one of the most widely available statistical packages, SPSS. These skills are highly sought after by employers.

Assessment details will be advised at the beginning of the subject offering.

• Research log (40%)
• Research project report (40%)
• Online final quiz (20%)