Location:

Main Campus

Session:

2025 Fall Semester | Trimestre d'automne

Faculty:

Faculté des sciences sociales / Faculty of Social Sciences

Unit:

School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies_PT

Course Title:

Statistical Analysis in Sociology

Course Code:

SOC3316

Section:

A00

Course Description:

Overview of the principal methods of statistical analysis and their appropriate use in sociology. Articulation of theory and empirical evidence in the construction of a sociological argument. Critical outlook on the quantification of social phenomena and on the limits of data and methods. Statistical treatment of data: descriptive analysis, bivariate analysis, causality, mediation and multiple linear regression. Introduction to weighting, inference, and evaluation of the quality of estimates. Learning to use statistical software.

Exam period from December 4th to 17th

Posting limited to:

Professeur à temps-partiel régulier / Regular Part-Time Professor

Date Posted:

mai 01, 2025

Applications must be received BEFORE:

juin 01, 2025

Expected Enrolment:

52

Approval date:

mai 01, 2025

Number of credits:

3

Work Hours:

39

Course type:

B

Posting type:

Régulier / Regular

Language of instruction:

Anglais | English

Competence in second language:

Passive

Course Schedule:

Mercredi | Wednesday 19:00-10:00 - - In-person class

Requirements:

M.A. in sociology and completed sociology Ph.D. coursework or a more advanced training in sociology. Demonstrable track record of expertise in the field of quantitative studies in the form of previous teaching experience in the same or similar course or through publications in the field. Demonstrate a practical knowledge of SPSS and the ability to teach it.

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