STATISTICS IN SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH

Paper Code: 
MSW 322
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

 
 

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

CO64.Understand the basics of various quantitative and qualitative techniques of social work research.

CO65.Application of statistical techniques in social work research

CO66.Understand the basics of SPSS

CO67.Application of SPSS in Social Work Research

CO68.Develop understanding to organize data.

 

Interactive Lectures, Power Point Presentations, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments

 

Self- learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

  

 

12.00
Unit I: 
UNIT-I
  • Meaning functions and abuse of statistics in social research
  • Frequency distribution types and shapes of distribution
  • Graphic presentation of data-histogram, polygons and Bar Diagrams

 

 

12.00
Unit II: 
UNIT-II
  • Proportions, percentage and ratios
  • Measures of central tendency-mean, median and mode; criteria for selecting useful measure of central tendency
  • Range, quartile deviation, standard deviation and coefficient of variation; criteria for selecting useful variability measure.
12.00
Unit III: 
UNIT-III
  • Meaning ,characteristics, assumptions and limitations  simple correlation and regression analysis.
  • Concept of least squares and the lines of regression
  • Partial and multiple correlation and regression(applications only)

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT-IV
  • Testing statistical hypothesis-concept and procedure
  • Parametric and non-parametric tests of significance-chi-square test and t-test

 

12.00
Unit V: 
UNIT-V
  • Computer software for data analysis: Basics of SPSS, Use of SPSS in Social Science Research

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Gupta ,S.P., 2014,  (43 rd Edition).Statistical Methods,  New Delhi: Sultan Chand and Sons.
  • Levin, J., 1983, Elementary Statistics in Social Research. New York: Harper & Row Publishers
  • Blaikie, N., 1993, Approaches to Social Enquiry, Cambridge: Policy Press,
  • Foster, J.J., 1998, Data Analysis Using SPSS for Windows : A Beginner's Guide, New Delhi: Sage Publications
References: 
  • May, T., 1997, Social Research: Issues, Methods and Processes. Buckingham: Open University Press
  • Patton, M.Q., 1988, Qualitative Evaluation Methods. New Delhi: Sage Publications,
  • Reissman, Catherine K., 1994, Qualitative Studies in Social Work Research, New Delhi: Sage Publications.
  • Swartz, O., 1997, Conducting Socially Responsible Research, New Delhi: Sage Publications.
  • Ramachandran, P., 1990, Issues in Social Work Research in India, Bombay, Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
  • Society for Participatory Research in Asia, Participatory Research: An Introduction (Participatory Research Network series No. 3), New Delhi PRIA, 1995.
  • Wright, Susan E., 1986, Social Science Statistics, Boston: Allyn & Bacon Inc.
  • Elifson et al., 1990, Fundamentals of Social Statistics. McGraw Hill Publishing Co.
  • Ahuja. Ram., 2006, Research Methods, Jaipur: Rawat Publications.
  • Coolidge, Frederick L., (2000), Statistics : A Gentle Introduction, New Delhi: Sage Publications
  • Field, Andy.,  (2000), Discovering Statistics Using SPSS for Windows: Advanced Techniques for Beginning, New Delhi: Sage Publications
  • Jefferies, J. and Diamons, I., (2000), Beginning Statistics : An Introduction for Social Scientists, New Delhi: Sage Publications

 

e-RESOURCES:

 

JOURNALS

  • Research on Social Work, Sage Publications
  • Sociological Research, British Sociologial Association
  • Sankhaya: The Indian Journal of Statistics, Indian Statistical Institute
  • Journal of Statistics Education, American Statistical Association

 

 

 

 

Academic Session: 
2023-24
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