This is designed as a two-course sequence.  The primary goal of the sequence is to provide students with a grounding in statistical concepts, theory, and tools as well as to help them gain familiarity with a widely used statistical package (SPSS) and dataset (GSS – General Social Survey).

Late homework assignments will NOT be accepted.  All assignments must be submitted on time (at the beginning of class on their due date) and in their entirety.  Failure to do so will result in a zero (0) for that assignment.  Further, NO incompletes will be given in this course.  Every student WILL get a grade at the end of the semester.

Course Learning Goals: Upon successful completion of this course, students will demonstrate an understanding of (1) statistical concepts and (2) a data analysis software package.

Suggested Resources:  (1)  youtube.com; (2) wikipedia.com’s statistics portal; and/or (3) simply google the commands you need. 

Topics:  A brief outline of topics to be discussed in this course series is listed below.