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 Course
EPPS 3405: Introduction to Social Statistics with Lab
 Professor
Dr. Bryan Chastain Senior Lecturer, EPPS
Term
Fall, 2011
Meetings
Mondays & Wednesdays 4:00-6:00 PM, FO 2.702; Lab sessions to be held in GR 3.402 (
Subject to Change
)
Instructor
’s Contact Information
 Office Phone
972-883-5217
Office Location
GR 3.232
Email Address
chastain@utdallas.edu
Office Hours
Wednesday 3:00
 – 
 4:00 PM
Other Information
I use eLearning for this class. Please contact me through eLearning email for all class related issues.
General Course Information
 
Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, & other restrictions
College Algebra (MATH 1314 or equivalent)
Course Description
This course introduces students to the basic tools of statistics and shows how they are used in the analysis of social science data. A fundamental understanding of these tools is a critical foundation for social science research in many fields. The course covers descriptive statistics, inference from samples, hypothesis testing, and the basics of regression analysis. NOTE: This course is required of all social science majors and is a prerequisite for a required course in social science research methods within each discipline (for example, CRIM 3304, ECON 3304, GEOG 3304, PA 3304, or SOC 3304).
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to: Describe and explain the basic concepts of sample and population Understand and apply concepts of probability Formulate and test hypotheses in research models Apply statistical models to real world research questions Compute and interpret statistics in context Connect statistical findings to population and draw inference
Required Texts & Materials
Salkind, Neil J. (2010).
Statistics for People Who Think They Hate Statistics, 4
th
 edition
. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. A basic calculator that can take square roots and raise numbers to  powers is required
 
 
Assignments & Academic Calendar
 
[Topics, Reading Assignments, Due Dates, Exam Dates]
Students are expected to have read the assigned chapters prior to coming to class.
 
Week Date Day Topic 1
24-Aug W Introduction to the course & Lab 0
2
29-Aug M Ch. 1-3: Descriptive statistics and variability 31-Aug W Ch. 1-3: Lab 1
3 5-Sep M Labor Day - No Class
7-Sep W Ch. 6: Reliability and Validity & Lab 2
4
12-Sep M Ch. 4: Frequency distributions 14-Sep W Ch. 4: Lab 3
5
19-Sep M Review for Exam I
21-Sep W Exam I 6
26-Sep M Ch. 5: Correlation coefficients 28-Sep W Ch. 5: Lab 4
7
3-Oct M Ch. 7: Hypothesis testing 5-Oct W Ch. 7: Lab 5
8
10-Oct M Ch. 8: Probability and the Normal Curve 12-Oct W Ch. 8: Lab 6
9
17-Oct M Review for Exam II
19-Oct W Exam II 10
24-Oct M Ch. 9: Significance and inferential statistics
 
 
26-Oct W Ch. 9: Lab 7
11
31-Oct M Ch. 10-11: Z-test and t-test 2-Nov W Ch. 10-11: Lab 8
12
7-Nov M Ch. 13-14: Analysis of variance 9-Nov W Ch. 13-14: Lab 9
13
14-Nov M Review for Exam III
16-Nov W Exam III 14
21-Nov M Ch. 15-16: Linear regression and the correlation coefficient 23-Nov W Ch. 15-16: Lab 10
15
28-Nov M Ch. 17: Chi-square and other non- parametric tests 30-Nov W Ch. 17: Lab 11
16
5-Dec M Review for Final
17 12-Dec M Final Exam Course Policies Grading (credit) Criteria
10% Quizzes, Attendance, & Participation 30% Laboratory Exercises 60% Exams 93-100 points = A;
 
90-92 points = A- 87-89 points = B+; 83-86 points = B; 80-82 points = B- 77-79 points = C+; 73-76 points = C; 70-72 points = C- 67-69 points = D+; 63-66 points = D; 60-62 points = D- 59 and below = F
Make-up Exams
 No Make-up project will be given without a legitimate excuse accompanied by proper
formal documentation (e.g., a doctor’s excuse).
 
Extra Credit
Will be given to optional lab works
Late Work

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