Welcome to the Statistics Fundations Course
The Course is designed specifically for Social Work Doctoral Students to develop a strong foundation in statistical concepts and data analysis techniques. This course emphasizes practical applications relevant to social work research and provides hands-on experience with data interpretation.
📊 What You’ll Learn:
✔ Understanding Data Types – Continuous vs. Discrete Data
✔ Levels of Measurement – Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio
✔ Data Analysis Methods – Univariate, Bivariate, and Multivariate Analysis
✔ Measures of Central Tendency – Mean, Median, and Mode
✔ Variability & Distributions – Variance, Standard Deviation, and Range
✔ Proportions, Percentages, & Percentile Ranks – Key Statistical Indicators
✔ Interpreting Cross-tabulation Tables – Exploring Categorical Data Relationships
✔ Data Visualization Techniques – Histograms, Scatter Plots, Box Plots
✔ Variable Coding & Transformation – Dummy Coding, One-Hot Encoding
✔ Advanced Statistical Concepts – Normal Distribution, Z-scores, P-values, Confidence Intervals
This course is ideal for students preparing for doctoral research who need a structured approach to understanding and applying statistics in social work and related fields.
