Course - Applied Social Statistics - SOS8003
SOS8003 - Applied Social Statistics
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Assignment
Grade: Passed / Not Passed
Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
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Assignment | 100/100 |
Course content
This course covers applied statistical data analysis with continuous and categorical variables. The emphasis will be on regular OLS analysis and how this can be used to examine various relationships between dependent variables (Y) and a set of continuous explanatory variables (X). The students are also introduced to logit regression and other techniques applied when Y is a categorical variable. Emphasis is placed on methods to test whether the model assumptions are credible.
Learning outcome
Knowledge - the student shall:
- be able to read academic literature in the social sciences where regression models are used and with critical insights in the context of modeling assumptions and analysis results
Skills - the student shall demonstrate the ability to:
- carry out analyses with the help of the analytical models in which they received instruction
Learning methods and activities
Teaching methods and activities: Lectures/seminars/assignments equivalent to 6 hours pr week. Form om assessment: Assignment/Paper
Recommended previous knowledge
SOS1002
Required previous knowledge
15 credits quantitative research methods in the social sciences
Course materials
To be decided at the start of the course
Credit reductions
Course code | Reduction | From | To |
---|---|---|---|
SOS3003 | 10.0 | AUTUMN 2010 | |
SOS3005 | 7.5 | AUTUMN 2011 | |
IDR3024 | 10.0 | AUTUMN 2011 | |
SOS3010 | 7.5 | AUTUMN 2011 | |
SVSOS316 | 10.0 | AUTUMN 2011 |
No
Version: 1
Credits:
10.0 SP
Study level: Doctoral degree level
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: SPRING 2024
Language of instruction: Norwegian
Location: Trondheim
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Political Science
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Sociology and Political Science
Examination
Examination arrangement: Assignment
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
- Autumn ORD Assignment 100/100 INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates -
Spring
ORD
Assignment
100/100
Release
2024-05-07Submission
2024-05-21
09:00
INSPERA
15:00 -
Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"