1.培養同學對於量化研究的學習興趣，認識基本的量化研究作法；
2.訓練同學閱讀、理解與應用量化研究論文的能力；
3.孰悉基本統計概念與量化分析方法；
4.建立量化研究的能力。

1. Cultivate students’ interest in quantitative research and understand basic quantitative research methods;
2. Train students’ ability to read, understand and apply quantitative research papers;
3. Are you familiar with basic statistical concepts and quantitative analysis methods;
4. Establish quantitative research capabilities.

主要參考書籍:
羅清俊(2010)，社會科學研究方法-打開天窗說量化，2nd Edition，台北：威仕曼。
林震岩(2007)，多變量分析：SPSS的操作與應用，台北：智勝文化。

課前可預習教材:
鄭惟厚、胡學穎，2013，應用統計學，台北:東華書局出版。
查爾斯惠倫 著，愛荷 譯，2013年12月(初版)，聰明學統計的13又1/2堂課。台北:先覺出版。

Main reference books:
Luo Qingjun (2010), Social Science Research Methods - Opening the Skylight to Talk about Quantification, 2nd Edition, Taipei: Whisman.
Lin Zhenyan (2007), Multivariate Analysis: Operation and Application of SPSS, Taipei: Zhisheng Culture.

You can preview the teaching materials before class:
Zheng Weihou and Hu Xueying, 2013, Applied Statistics, Taipei: Tunghua Book Company Publishing.
Written by Charles Whalen, translated by Iowa, December 2013 (first edition), 13 and 1/2 Lessons on Learning Statistics Smartly. Taipei: Xianjue Publishing.