CRJU 281: Elementary Statistics in Criminal Justice Research (XM)

Course Description

This course has been designed to introduce students to commonly used statistical tests in criminal justice research. Through this introduction, students will be equipped with the ability to conduct and interpret statistical analyses by hand and with computer statistical software. Topics covered (at minimum) include: variables and variable types; scales of measurement; graphical presentation of data and frequency distributions; measures of central tendency and variance; probability  theory and probability distributions; inferential statistics: scientific sampling, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, statistical tests of hypotheses (t-tests, ANOVA, correlation, partial correlation, bivariate and multiple regression analysis, and nonparametric tests of significance); the use of SPSS (data entry, programming SPSS to conduct statistical tests, and interpretation of statistical output). Prerequisite: MATH 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, or 114 with a grade of C or better, or placement into MATH 171 or 201.