SOCIOLOGY 3391--INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL RESEARCH I
Spring, 2004
Dr. Alden E. Roberts
Office: 63 Holden Hall
Office Hours: 1:00-2:00 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and by appointment
E-Mail:
Telephone/Voice Mail: 742-2401 Extension 230
Books: Statistics: A Tool for Social Research (Healey)
Discovering Sociology: Using Microcase Explorit (Barkan)
COURSE OUTLINE
The Social Research Process (Healey: Chapters 1 & 2)
A. Class Preview January 15th
B. Defining Social Statistics and Levels of Measurement January 20th
Frequency Distributions (Healey: Chapters 3 & 4 & 5)
A. Frequency Distributions January 22nd
B. Rates and Percentiles January 27th
C. Measures of Central Tendency January 29th
D. Skewness, IQR, and Standard Deviation February 3rd
E. Variance and Z-Scores February 5th
Review for Test 1 February 10th
Test 1 February 12th
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Hand Back Test 1 February 17th
Statistical Inference (Chapters 6 & 7 & 8)
A. Sampling February 19th
B. Central Limit Theorem February 24th
Difference between Two and Several Means (Chapter 9 & 10)
A. One-Sample Case of Means February 26th
B. Two-Sample Case of Means March 2nd
C. ANOVA March 4th
Crosstabulation and Chi Square (Chapter 11) March 9th
Review for Test 2 March 11th
Test 2 March 23rd
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Hand Back Test 2 March 25th
Bivariate Correlation and Regression (Chapter 15) March 30th
Bivariate Association (Chapters 12 & 13 & 14)
A. Nominal Data April 1st
B. Ordinal Data April 6th
Review for Test 3 April 8th
Test 3 April 13th ______
Test 4: Computer Test–Complete all Exercises in Discovering Sociology: Using Microcase Explorit (Barkan) April 15th
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Hand Back Tests 3 and 4 April 20th
Multivariate Contingency Analysis (Chapter 16) April 22nd
Multivariate Correlation and Regression (Chapter 17) April 27th
Review for Final April 29th
Test 5: Final Exam on Friday, May 7th at 7:30 a.m.
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Grading: There are a total possible 500 points in the course. There are four statistical tests each worth 100 possible points and one computer test worth 100 points. There will be one percentage point deducted from your final score for all unexcused absences after three. As an example, if you have seven absences and a final score of 73%, four percentage points will be deducted so you end up with 69% or a D. Excellent attendance will be taken into account in the event your grade is on a "borderline".
Grading is on the ten point percentage grading scale:
A=90% to 100% (450 to 500 points)
B=80% to 89% (400 to 449 points)
C=70% to 79% (350 to 399 points)
D=60% to 69% (300 to 349 points)
F=59% and below (299 and fewer points)
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**Any student who, because of a disabling condition, may require some special arrangements in order to meet course requirements should contact the instructor as soon as possible so that the necessary accommodations can be made.