PSYC 42 — Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
This course offers an introduction to the appropriate use of statistical techniques in behavioral sciences including the use of probability, hypothesis testing, and predictive techniques to facilitate decision-making. Other topics include descriptive statistics; probability and sampling distributions; statistical inference; correlation and linear regression; analysis of variance, chi-squared and t-tests. Additionally, students will learn the application of technology for statistical analysis including the interpretation of the relevance of the statistical findings. The goal of this course is to demonstrate the role of quantitative methods in behavioral science using data from psychology, sociology, criminal justice, political science, and anthropology. This course is recommended for students in the Social Sciences in lieu of another statistics course. This course is not open to students with credit in MATH 11, MATH 11C, STAT 7, or PLS 9.