SOC 301 - Methods of Social Research

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Wellesley College

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Swingle Focus on quantitative methods of data collection and analysis. Beginning with modes of data presentation, students will practice with exist-ing data sets to describe and explain social variation in different populations. Building on this extension of basic statistics ( SOC 190/ECON 103 or [QR 199]), this course will be devoted primarily to an examination of the logic of survey analysis from the development of hypothes-es and construction of a survey instrument to the analysis and reporting of results. Discussion sessions and exercises will address issues of sampling, validity, and reliability; models of causation and elaboration; data coding, cleaning, and analysis. The course will also review multiple methods of research, content analysis, triangulation, and case studies. Prerequisite: 190/ECON 103, [QR 199] or permission of instructor. Required of all sociology majors. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wellesley.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 283-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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