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2012-2013 Academic Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SOC 291 - Methods of Empirical Investigation

4 credits (Fall or Spring)
Cross-listed as: ANT 291 . An overview of the research process in social science, focusing on problems of epistemology, research design, techniques of sampling, methods of data collection, principles of measurement, problems of inference and proof, basic methods of data analysis, and ethical considerations.

Prerequisite: SOC 111  or ANT 104 ; and at least one 200-level sociology course; and MAT 115 SST 115 , or MAT 209  (preferred), or MAT 336 .
Note: Plus-2 option available.
Instructor: Staff