SW 7211 - Statistics I: Introduction to Analysis

This first course in the year-long statistics sequence provides students with theoretical and practical understanding of the logic and application of basic methods of statistical analysis. Emphasis is on the rationale and interpretation of statistical methods used for univariate, bivariate, and multivariate data analysis. Students will learn how to choose the most appropriate statistical procedures and significance tests for detecting important differences or relationships among groups (samples), while considering the variations among group participants. The course includes evaluation of the characteristics of data, descriptive and correlation statistical analyses, hypotheses testing using inferential statistics, parametric and nonparametric approaches to hypotheses testing for single and multiple samples and data sets. This course uses the SPSS for Windows computerized statistical package for data processing and analysis.