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SOSC1110 2024spring-1

This course introduces students to practical quantitative data analysis techniques for social research using Stata software. It covers topics from data preparation and manipulation to descriptive statistics and hypothesis testing. Students will learn skills through in-class exercises and by applying them to real-world data for their assignment and quiz assessments.

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SOSC1110 2024spring-1

This course introduces students to practical quantitative data analysis techniques for social research using Stata software. It covers topics from data preparation and manipulation to descriptive statistics and hypothesis testing. Students will learn skills through in-class exercises and by applying them to real-world data for their assignment and quiz assessments.

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Data Analysis for Quantitative Social Research (SOSC 1110)

Spring 2024
Room 4402 (Lift 17-18); Wed, 15:00-17:50

Instructor: Yifan Shen


Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Wednesday 11-11:45 AM & 2-3 PM (Note: you need to make an
appointment for OH at least 24 hours in advance on this page. OH requested after the
deadline will not be accommodated)
Office Address: Room 2370

Teaching Assistant:
TA: LI Jiajun
Email: [email protected]
Office Hour: Wednesday 10:00 am - 11:59 am (by appointment)
Office: SHSS RPG Commons (Room 3001, lift 4)

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course focuses on practical aspects and implementation of social data analysis by
introducing basic yet hands-on techniques for presenting, analyzing, and interpreting
quantitative data, many of which are rarely taught in a regular statistics course. It is
deliberately designed as complementary to a formal and theoretically-oriented
introductory statistics course. This course introduces basic knowledge about
quantitative data analysis from a social scientific perspective, from data generating
processes to causal inference. Devoted computing sessions, a signature feature of the
course, demonstrate hands-on techniques, such as data extraction, data management,
variable manipulation, and descriptive analysis. Students will have the chance to
implement ideas and methods from the lectures through in-class exercises and by
applying what they learn to real-world data. Upon completion of the course, students
should have acquired useful skills for social data analysis as well as a better
understanding of quantitative social scientific research.

COMPUTING
Stata will be used as the major computing tool. You can access Stata either using our
classroom computers or through Virtual Barn. There are probably some other
computers on campus that have Stata installed (I remember many computers in the
library have Stata), but you will need to find out their location by yourself.

TEXTBOOK
Great News: No required textbook. The recommended reference books are
Statistics from OpenStax
Getting Started with Stata for Windows
Data Analysis Using Stata, Third Edition

ASSESSMENT
Your grade will be determined as follows:
(1) Attendance: 10%
The TA/instructor will record attendance on five randomly selected sessions. If you
have to miss a class session for medical reasons, email the TA at least one hour before

1
the class start time (leave applications submitted after that will not be accepted unless
they are due to medical emergencies) with a valid medical proof on which the doctor
explicitly recommends leave for the day of absence. Do not email the instructor about
class attendance issues.
(2) Quiz: 40%
There will be one quiz in the last week of the course (see schedule below).
(3) Assignment: 40%
There will be one assignment to help you hone your Stata skills. You will start working
on them during a lab session under the guidance of TA and then submit your work to
Canvas (see schedule below).
(4) Class Participation: 10%
Learning is more rewarding if the learners proactively participate in class discussions
and openly voice their questions or concerns. The instructor and the TA will pay
attention to each student’s class participation and give higher marks to those who
participate in class discussions actively.

COURSE SCHEDULE (subject to change; updates will be posted on Canvas)

Week Topic Date Note


1 Course Overview Jan 31

2 Introduction to Stata Feb 7

3 Preparing and Transforming Your Data Feb 14

4 Data Manipulation in Stata Feb 21

5 Descriptive Statistics in Stata Feb 28


Assignment due at
6 Lab Assignment (TA) Mar 6
5pm Mar 12
7 Descriptive Statistics in Stata Mar 13

8 Measurement and Sampling Mar 20

9 Central Limit Theorem Mar 27


No class (Mid-term
9 No class Apr 3
Break)
10 Hypothesis Testing Apr 10

11 Hypothesis Testing Apr 17

12 Hypothesis Testing Apr 24


No class (Labor
13 No class May 1
Day)
14 Quiz May 8 Quiz

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