Statistical Analysis, Part 1

I. Typology of Statistics

A. Univariate vs. Multivariate

B. Descriptive vs. Inferential

II. Relationship between Statistics and Sociology

A. Stats in its Place

B. Stats and NOIR

III. Three Types Information Provided by Univariate Analysis

A. Graphs and Tables

B. Averages/Central Tendency

C. Variation/Dispersion

IV. The Normal Distribution

A. Two Uses of the Normal Distribution

1. Descriptive Statistics

2. Inferential Statistics

B. Characteristics of a Normal Distribution

C. Univariate Stats on a Normal Variable (Exercises)