Statistics in Social Work Research

Paper Code: 
MSW 322:
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
12.00
  • Meaning functions and abuse of statistics in social work research
  • Frequency distribution types and shapes of distribution
  • Graphic presentation of data-histogram and polygons

 

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

 

 

12.00
  • Computer software for data analysis – An overview of SPSS

 

 

References: 
  • Blaikie, Norman, Approaches to Social Enquiry, Cambridge, Policy Press, 1993.
  • May, Tim, Social Research: Issues, Methods and Processes. Buckingham, Open University Press, 1997.
  • Patton, Michael Quinn, Qualitative Evaluation Methods. New Delhi, Sage Publications, 1988.
  • Reissman, Catherine K. Qualitative Studies in Social Work Research, New Delhi. Sage Publications, 1994.
  • Swartz, Omar, Conducting Socially Responsible Research, New Delhi, Sage Publications, 1997.
  • Ramachandran, P. Issues in Social Work Research in India, Bombay, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, 1990.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elifson et al. 1990  Fundamentals of Social Statistics. McGraw Hill Publishing Co.
  • Levin, Jack .1983  Elementary Statistics in Social Research. New York: Harper & Row Publishers
  • 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.
  • Ahuja. Ram. 2006, Research Methods, Rawat Publications.

 

 

Academic Session: 
2016-17
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