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STAT-3604: Statistics for Social Science

Description: Statistical methods for nominal, ordinal, and interval levels of measurement. Topics include descriptive statistics, elements of probability, discrete and continuous distributions, one and two sample tests, measures of association. Emphasis on comparison of methods and interpretations at different measurement levels. Includes real-world applications to develop problem-solving skills and ethical reasoning within the context of learning from data.

Pathways: 5A Quant & Comp Thnk Adv., 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 23

Average GPA: 3.06 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 26.35%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.69%

Jaeyoung Lee202441.6%33.3%12.5%4.2%8.3%0.0%3.001
John M Russell202432.3%36.3%15.1%8.1%4.6%3.5%2.846
Rachel E Keller201914.9%45.6%23.7%3.4%5.3%7.0%2.721
Evia Jane Robertson202443.3%35.6%13.1%3.6%2.4%2.0%3.1312
Staff Church202345.2%28.6%14.3%2.4%4.8%4.8%3.141
Shane D Bookhultz202175.7%10.6%6.1%0.0%3.1%4.5%3.631
Nathan B Wycoff202165.8%18.9%6.3%1.3%7.6%0.0%3.321

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Summer I 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Summer I 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Summer I 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Summer I 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W