Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

Prerequisite: MATH 107 or Equivalent through placement by the Assessment Center using multiple measures.Course Advisories: PSY 100 or PSY 100H.Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110 or ENG 110H.Principles and procedures of measurement, data analysis, probability, sampling theory and statistical significance. Covers basic descriptive statistics, including measures of linear relationships and standard scores. Covers the logic of hypothesis testing and inferential statistics up to analysis of variance, including a conceptual introduction to factorial designs. Students conduct analyses by hand and computer software.Hours: 72 (72 lecture)Transfer Information: C-ID (MATH 110, SOCI 125.), CSUGE Area B4, IGETC Area 2A, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable (MATH 117, MATH 117A and MATH 117B, PSY 150 and SOC 125 combined: maximum credit, 1 course or series.)SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area D2, SBCCGE Area E1Grading Options: Pass/No Pass or Standard Letter