SOC222H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Descriptive Statistics, Social Class, Nominal Level
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Chapter 1: the what and the why of. Chapter 1: the what and the why of statistics. There are two reasons why learning statistics may be of value to you: You are constantly exposed to statistics every day of your life. By learning statistics, you will become a sharper consumer of statistical material. As a major in the social sciences, you may be expected to read and interpret statistical information related to your occupation or work. Statistics: a set of procedures used by social scientists to organize, summarize, and communicate numerical information. Data: information represented by numbers, which can be the subject of statistical information. Research process: a set of activities in which social scientists engage to answer questions, examine ideas, or test theories. As a major in the social sciences, you may be expected to read and interpret statistical information related to. Each stage affects the theory and is affected by it as well.
