PSY 161HC — Honors Prob Stats-Soc Sci 4 Units
Term hours: 72 lecture. This honors course provides an introduction to fundamental statistical concepts relevant to the social sciences but applicable to all disciplines. A conceptual approach is used to introduce students to topics of descriptive and inferential statistics including sampling, probability, central tendency, variability, correlation, regression, point estimation, interval estimation, and hypothesis testing. Also introduced are non-parametric statistics, such as chi-square, and parametric statistics, such as t-tests and ANOVA. The course includes applications of technology for statistical analysis including the interpretation of the relevance of the statistical findings. Applications use data from the behavioral and social sciences of psychology, sociology, anthropology, geography, economics, political science and the life sciences, health sciences, and education. This course is open to all students who meet the prerequisite, and it is required for psychology majors. This course is strongly recommended for all social sciences majors. Students who receive credit for this course may not receive credit for STAT C1000 (MATH 120 C) or MATH 120PC . Duplicate credit not granted for PSY 161HC , SOC 161 C , or SOC 161HC . (UC Credit Limitation/CSU, AA GE, CalGETC,C-ID: MATH 110 and SOCI 125)
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- Law, Public Policy and Society Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree (AA-T)
- Law, Public Policy and Society Certificate
- Anthropology Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer (AA-T)
- Honors Program Certificate
- Liberal Arts Associate in Arts Degree with an Area of Emphasis in Math and Science
- Environmental Science Associate in Science Degree for Transfer (AS-T)
- Nutrition and Dietetics Associate in Science Degree for Transfer (AS-T)
- Journalism Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer (AA-T)
- Kinesiology Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer (AA-T)
- Political Science Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer (AA-T)
- Psychology Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer (AA-T)
- Public Health Associate in Science for Transfer (AS-T)
- Sociology Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer (AA-T)