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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 February 9 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 9 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 12 and Practical Exam 3**

13

Measures of Association: Nominal, Ordinal, and Interval/Ratio Coefficients

Ch. 12

14

 Linear Regression

 Ch. 13

15

EXAM IV May 3 ??? 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.