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SOS8003 - Applied Social Statistics

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Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Assignment
Grade: Passed / Not Passed

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Assignment 100/100

Course content

This course covers applied statistical data analysis with continuous and categorical variables. The emphasis will be on regular OLS analysis and how this can be used to examine various relationships between dependent variables (Y) and a set of continuous explanatory variables (X). The students are also introduced to logit regression and other techniques applied when Y is a categorical variable. Emphasis is placed on methods to test whether the model assumptions are credible.

Learning outcome

Knowledge - the student shall:

  • be able to read academic literature in the social sciences where regression models are used and with critical insights in the context of modeling assumptions and analysis results

Skills - the student shall demonstrate the ability to:

  • carry out analyses with the help of the analytical models in which they received instruction

Learning methods and activities

Teaching methods and activities: Lectures, seminars and PC-labs equivalent to 6 hours pr week. Supervision of term paper. The paper is to be an independent discussion of a topic taught in lectures, and is to consist of 20 pages. If 6 or fewer students sign up for a planned course during the first 2 teaching weeks, the course will be offered as an instructed reading course.

Further on evaluation

Form of assessment: Individual paper. An identical version of the exam paper cannot be used directly in the PhD thesis as an article or a chapter. A revised version of the exam paper may be included in the thesis. When repeating a failed exam, the candidate can submit a revised version of a previously submitted paper in the course. If the submission is a revised version of a previously submitted paper, this must be specified in the paper.

Required previous knowledge

15 credits quantitative research methods in the social sciences.

Course materials

To be decided at the start of the course.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From To
SOS3003 10.0 AUTUMN 2010
SOS3005 7.5 AUTUMN 2011
IDR3024 10.0 AUTUMN 2011
SOS3010 7.5 AUTUMN 2011
SVSOS316 10.0 AUTUMN 2011
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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  10.0 SP
Study level: Doctoral degree level

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  SPRING 2025

Language of instruction: Norwegian

Location: Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Political Science
Contact information

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Sociology and Political Science

Timetable

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Examination

Examination arrangement: Assignment

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD Assignment 100/100 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
Spring ORD Assignment 100/100 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
Examination

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