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Statistics for Social Research
Undergraduate | GRF-CCJ29 | 2018
Course information for 2018 intake
View information for 2019 course intakeAn introduction to applied statistics for students in criminal justice fields. Learn to identify appropriate techniques and how to perform, interpret and present these analyses. Explore descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS for Windows.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 13 weeks
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Statistics for Social Research
About this subject
After successfully completing this subject you should be able to:
- explain in depth basic concepts of measurement of data, sampling distributions and variability
- demonstrate how to operate SPSS in order to manipulate data and generate statistical output
- select the correct descriptive and inferential analysis based on the type of data, data assumptions and the research question given
- interpret statistical output generated by SPSS in the context of analysis (determining the correct next step in a procedure) and to answer the research question (being able to translate statistical material for a reader)
- report statistical findings according to American Psychological Association guidelines.
- Descriptive Statistics
- Probability, Sampling, and Distributions
- Hypothesis Testing & Significance
- Correlation & Reliability Analysis
- Linear Regression
- Effect sizes and Power
- T-tests
- One-way ANOVA
- Factorial ANOVA
- Chi-Square Analysis
- Non-Parametric Statistical Tests
- Choosing the Appropriate Analysis
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.
- Assignment 1 (10%)
- Assignment 2 (20%)
- Assignment 3 (30%)
- Assignment 4 (40%)
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Entry requirements
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.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
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- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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