| Weeks | Lectures | Reading Assignments |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Social Statistics | Ch. 1; Appendix B |
| 2 | Theory, Measurement, & Mathematics | Ch. 2; *CPV :pp. 1-23 |
| 3 | Frequency Distributions and Graphic Representations | Ch. 3; and pp. 70-72; *CPV: pp. 24-25 |
| 4 | EXAM I Feb. 8 and Practical Exam 1** | |
| 5 | Measures of Central Tendency | Ch. 4; *CPV: pp. 26-30 |
| 6 | Measures of Dispersion | Ch. 5; *CPV: pp. 31-33 |
| 7 | Standard Scores & Normal Curve | Ch. 6; *CPV: pp. 34-36 |
| 8 | EXAM II March 7 and Practical Exam 2** | |
| 9 | Statistical (Parameter) Estimation | Ch. 7; *CPV: pp. 37-52 |
| 10 | Hypothesis Testing | Ch. 8; *CPV: pp. 43-61 |
| 11 | Representative Tests of Significance | Ch. 9 and 11 |
| 12 | EXAM III April 11 and Practical Exam 3** | |
| 13 | Measures of Association: Nominal, Ordinal, and Interval/Ratio Coefficients | Ch. 12 |
| 14 |
Linear Regression
| Ch. 13 |
| 15 | EXAM IV To be Announced and Practical Exam 4** | Ch. 14; *CPV: pp. 62-74 |
*CPV is an abbreviation for the Reader: Applications, Uses, and Abuses of Statistics (on Closed Reserve in Milner Library and on-line on my web site).
**Practical Exams are due the day of the in-class exam. They will be graded (point values in parentheses): A (19), A- (18), B+ (17), B (16), B- (15), C+ (14), C (13), C- (12), D+ (11), D (10), D- (9), and F (8 through 0). Your points on this part of the exam are to be added to your points on the in-class part and I will provide a grading scale for determining your combined grade.