POLS 230: Introduction to Data Analysis and Statistics

Department
School
College Liberal Arts/Sciences
Credits 4
Degree Attributes
CLAS: (03) Quant Reasoning,
CoB: Quant Reasoning
This course is an introduction to statistics and data analysis for students in the social sciences; covering the nature of variables; descriptive statistics; probability; and inferential statistics. Students learn to use a statistical software program to analyze large data sets to further their understanding of the importance of data analytics to an examination of social and political life.
Crosslisted