社會統計學主要的目的是評估（分析、描述、檢定）經驗證據，是社會學經驗研究過程中最重要的工具之一。社會學家使用統計來描述、分析現象，進而檢定假設。隨著現代社會講求事前規劃、理性判斷、精準執行的趨勢，使用統計來估計、預測事件發生的機率，已成為現代社會運作中非常重要的參考資料。並不僅社會學家使用統計學從事研究，在人文社會科學方面，相近的統計方法也廣泛地被運用在心理學、政治學、經濟學、歷史學、地理學、及管理學、財務分析的研究。有人甚至稱之為「最強的商業武器」。本課程是一個初級的統計學課程，主要是討論、學習如何應用統計學的基本概念來分析、瞭解社會現象，並運用統計套裝軟體程式來分析資料，以瞭解社會學計量分析的過程。The main purpose of social statistics is to evaluate (analyse, describe, verify) empirical evidence and is one of the most important tools in the sociological empirical research process. Sociologists use statistics to describe, analyze phenomena, and test hypotheses. With the trend of modern society emphasizing advance planning, rational judgment, and precise execution, the use of statistics to estimate and predict the probability of events has become a very important reference in the operation of modern society. Not only sociologists use statistics to conduct research, but in the humanities and social sciences, similar statistical methods are also widely used in psychology, political science, economics, history, geography, management, and financial analysis. . Some people even call it "the most powerful commercial weapon". This course is an introductory statistics course. It mainly discusses and learns how to apply the basic concepts of statistics to analyze and understand social phenomena, and use statistical package software programs to analyze data, so as to understand the process of sociological quantitative analysis.
劉弘煌，2015，《社會統計學：理論與應用》。台北：雙葉書廊。
Liu Honghuang, 2015, "Social Statistics: Theory and Application". Taipei: Shuangye Book Gallery.
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 小考小考 Quiz |
15 | |
| 期中考期中考 midterm exam |
25 | |
| 期末考期末考 final exam |
30 | |
| 作業與隨堂考作業與隨堂考 Homework and class exams |
20 | 作業遲交一律不收 |
