Introducing Quantitative Research (SOCY7339)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2023
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Social Science School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Tutorial 1 Hour/ Week
Incompatible
PSYC1040 (2022 to 2023 only), SOCY2339, SOCY2120, SOCY2059, SOCY7069, SO320, SO321, SO420, SO421
Assessment methods
weekly exercises; computer-based assessments
Course enquiries
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
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Course description
Quantitative research methods are the most commonly used research methods in the social sciences. They are widely used by academic researchers, government agencies, private companies, and community organizations. This course provides an introduction to quantitative methods in the social sciences. It emphasises how social scientists use simple quantitative techniques to investigate research questions coming from social science theory, prior research and applied problems. The course focuses on the link between theory and research in social science, the logic of quantitative empirical analysis, and techniques for describing quantitative data and drawing inferences (generalizations) about larger populations. The course also introduces Stata statistical software for simple quantitative analysis.
