SOC 307 - Survey Research

Prerequisite, SOC 201. The class provides students with the skills necessary to accomplish quantitative research methods used in Sociology. Students who take this class will learn quantitative data collection, analysis and reporting and the use of SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). Students will also develop an expanded understanding of statistics and its central connection to understanding and interpreting data. Specifically, students will learn when and how to apply correlation, Z-test, T-test, multiple regression, one-way and two-way analysis of variance, and chi-square. This class provides an in-depth focus on survey research, particularly focused on mail, internet and face-to-face surveys. Survey creation, sampling and analysis will also be covered. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits