Maricopa Community Colleges  WST195   19966-19975 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 02/27/96
WST195 19966-19975 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Preparation for Social Research in Women's Studies
Introductory course in descriptive and inferential statistics. Designed to serve as preparation for upper- division required courses in the area of social research in women's studies. Prerequisites: MAT092.
Go to Competencies    Go to Outline
 
MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
WST195   19966-19975 Preparation for Social Research in Women's Studies
1. Define statistical terms related to women's studies. (I)
2. Distinguish among different types of data and the scales used to measure them. (I)
3. Distinguish between continuous and discrete variables. (I)
4. Describe the concept of frequency distributions and their uses. (II)
5. Describe techniques used in graphing frequency data. (II)
6. Define central tendency and its measures. (III)
7. Define dispersion and its measures. (IV)
8. Describe normal distribution and its characteristics. (V)
9. Describe the concept of hypothesis testing. (VI)
10. Distinguish among and describe significance tests related to the mean. (VII)
11. Describe the concepts of correlation and simple linear regression. (VIII)
Go to Description    Go to top of Competencies
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
WST195   19966-19975 Preparation for Social Research in Women's Studies
    I. Introduction to Statistics
        A. Definition
        B. Common statistical terms related to women's studies
        C. Types of data
        D. Measurement scales
        E. Continuous and discrete variables
      II. Frequency Distributions and Graphing Techniques
          A. Frequency distributions
          B. Graphing techniques
        III. Measures of Central Tendency
            A. Mean
            B. Mode
            C. Median
          IV. Measures of Dispersion
              A. Range
              B. Variance
              C. Standard deviation
            V. Normal Distribution
                A. Characteristics
                B. Z-scores
              VI. Hypothesis Testing
                  A. Null and alternative hypotheses
                  B. Alpha and confidence intervals
                  C. Types of errors
                VII. Significance Tests Related to the Mean
                    A. Single sample
                    B. Independent samples
                    C. Matched samples
                  VIII. Correlation and Simple Linear Regression
                      A. Concept of correlation
                      B. Null and alternative hypotheses
                      C. Pearson r
                      D. Prediction and simple linear regression
                  Go to Description    Go to top of Competencies    Go to top of Outline