Social statistics appear routinely not just in articles in academic journals but also those in newspapers and popular magazines. Statistics are often cited and accepted as "factual" evidence or "empirical" support for a particular opinion or policy. But statistics can be used and abused. This course aims to develop a working understanding of social statistics, focusing on basic statistical concepts, the logic of statistical reasoning in social research, the foundations of statistical inference and hypothesis testing, and the generation and interpretation of statistical data. Students also learn to use a statistical software package for social research.
| Academic Units | 3 |
| Exam Schedule | Tue May 05 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 13:00-15:30 |
| Grade Type | Letter Graded |
| Department Maintaining | SOC(SSS) |
| Prerequisites | HS1001 & HS2002 & HS2003 OR HS1001 & HS2002 & HS2004 OR HS1001 & HS2002 & HS2005 OR HS1001 & HS2001 & HS2002 OR HS1001 & HS1004 & HS2003 OR HS1001 & HS1004 & HS2004 OR HS1001 & HS1004 & HS2005 OR HS1001 & HS1004 & HS2001 |
| Index | Type | Group | Day | Time | Venue | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | LEC/STUDIO | LEC1 | WED | 1330-1520 | LHS-LT |
0930
1030
1130
1230
1330
1430
1530
1630
1730
HS3002
LEC/STUDIO | LHS-LT
HS3002
19930
TUT | HSS-TR+2
HS3002
19931
TUT | HSS-TR+2
HS3002
19932
TUT | HSS-TR+2
HS3002
19933
TUT | HSS-TR+2
HS3002
19934
TUT | HSS-TR+2
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