Statistical Reasoning in Sociology

Paper Code: 
SOC 401
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes(COs):

 

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

 
 

On completion of this course, the students will be able to;

CO43: Describe the fundamentals of quantitative methods.

CO44: Use statistical techniques to analyze data.

CO45:Solve  numerical problems  for  measures of dispersion and co-relation for interpreting data.

CO46:Explain the process of hypothesis testing.

CO47:Examine statistical tools that can be useful in Sociology

Interactive Lectures, Power Point Presentations, Discussion, Tutorials, Self-learning assignments,Effective questions, Giving tasks

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz,Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments

  

 

9.00
  • Objectives of Data Analysis.                                                                   
  • Classification and Tabular Presentation of Data.              
  • Diagrammatic Presentation of Data: Simple bar and Multiple bar.

 

9.00
  • Measures of Central Tendency: Mean, Median, Mode.

 

9.00
  • Measures of Dispersion: Index of Qualitative Variation; Quartile Deviation, Standard Deviation, Co-efficient of Variation.

 

9.00
  • Co-Relation: Meaning and Features, Rank Co-Relation; Product Moment Co-Relation.

 

9.00
  • Process of Hypothesis Testing; Chi-Square Test.

 

 

Essential Readings: 

ESSENTIAL READINGS

  • Gupta,S.P.  2014, (43 rd Edition).StatisticalMethods,NewDelhi: Sultan Chand and Sons.
  • Ahuja. Ram. 2006, Research Methods, Jaipur: Rawat Publications:
  • Cohen, Louis & Holliday, Michael. 1982 Statistics for Social Scientists. New York: Harper & Row Publishers
  • Malec, Michael, A. 1977. Essential Statistics for Social Research. New York: J.B.Lippincott Co.

 

References: 

SUGGESTED READINGS:

  • Elifson et al. 1990 Fundamentals of Social Statistics. New York: McGraw Hill Publishing Co.
  • Levin, Jack .1983 Elementary Statistics in Social Research. New York: Harper & Row Publishers
  • Wright, Susan E. 1986 Social Science Statistics. Boston: Allyn& Bacon Inc.
  • Loether, H.J. & McTavish, Donald. 1974 Inferential Statistics for Sociologists.

Boston: Allyn& Bacon Inc.

  • Kurtz, Norman R. 1983 Introduction to Social Statistics. Paris: McGraw-Hill Book Co.

 

E-RESOURCES:

 

JOURNALS:

  • International Journal of Social Research Methodology, Taylor and Francis
  • Sankhya: The Indian Journal of Statistics, Indian Statistical Institute
  • Journal of Statistics Education, American Statistical Associaton

 

Academic Session: 
2022-23
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