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POG 230
Statistics and Social Science
The course introduces students to the methods needed to describe and analyze political and social phenomena and events using quantitative data. Students will learn about the process of carrying out research and gain the tools to tell good research and data from bad. The examples used come from contemporary politics and society in Canada and the rest of the world, covering topics like voting, poverty, discrimination, war and others.
Weekly Contact: Lab: 2 hrs. Lecture: 2 hrs.
GPA Weight: 1.00
Course Count: 1.00
Billing Units: 1
Mentioned in the Following Calendar Pages
*List may not include courses that are on a common table shared between programs.
- ACS 401 - Introduction to Research and Statistics
- CRM 310 - Advanced Qualitative Research Methods
- CRM 315 - Advanced Quantitative Research Methods
- Criminology and Politics and Governance Double Major
- EUS 402 - Research and Statistics
- History and Politics and Governance Double Major
- POG 350 - Truth and Beauty: Data Visualization
- POG 353 - Did it Work? Politics Experiments
- PPA 333 - Research Methods in Public Administration
- Politics and Governance
- Politics and Governance and Sociology Double Major
- Public Administration and Governance
- SOC 411 - Intro to Quantitative Data Analysis