The course involves intermediate statistical techniques and their application to social science issues. Topics to be discussed include nature and meaning of statistics, measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability, time series, normal distribution, sampling techniques, testing of hypothesis, correlation and regression analysis. Students will be introduced to packages such as SPSS and STATA.

 Objective: The objectives of the course are to equip students to:

• Develop analytical skills in social science research
• Analyse and interpret statistical data in social sciences.

Mode of delivery:The course will be delivered through lectures, practical exercises and presentations.