[正式版於2020/9課堂發放]
我們正處於一個利用數字來描述與理解社會的時代。比方說，政治上，我們利
用民調來判斷總統的受歡迎或受厭惡程度；經濟上，我們用失業率來評斷政府
的施政表現；學術上，亦常使用普查或調查的資料來進行研究，如利用「台灣
社會變遷基本調查」來檢驗教育年數與薪資水準的相關關係。因此，社會統計
是各大學社會學系的核心必備課程。不過，即使統計在生活和研究皆扮演了舉
足輕重的角色，繁複的統計公式與模型卻常讓許多學子敬而遠之。
本課程因此將以「統計思考」作為課程核心主軸，而非一般社會統計課程強調
的公式運算。本課程希冀以較為科普的教學方式介紹統計觀念與背景，並指出
常見的不良統計來源與狀況，以增廣學生的統計思維能力，並搭配統計軟體的
學習，來加強對統計的應用能力。本學期的重點包含單變項描述分析、機率和
信賴區間。[The official version will be released in class on September 2020]
We are in an era where numbers are used to describe and understand society. For example, politically, we are interested in
We use polls to judge how popular or disliked the president is; economically, we use the unemployment rate to judge the government
governance performance; academically, census or survey data are often used for research, such as using "Taiwan
"Basic Survey on Social Change" to examine the correlation between years of education and salary levels. Therefore, social statistics
It is a core required course in sociology departments of various universities. However, even though statistics plays an important role in both life and research,
Although it plays an important role, many students often stay away from the complicated statistical formulas and models.
Therefore, this course will use "statistical thinking" as the core subject of the course, rather than the emphasis in general social statistics courses.
formula operation. This course hopes to introduce statistical concepts and background in a more popular teaching method, and points out
Common sources and situations of bad statistics to enhance students’ statistical thinking ability and use statistical software
Study to strengthen your ability to apply statistics. The focus of this semester includes univariate descriptive analysis, probability and
confidence interval.
[暫定版大綱，正式版於開學發放。書目可能修改]
A. 指定教材：
劉弘煌，2015。《社會統計學》，雙葉書廊。
課堂講義。
B. 參考教材：
林慧玲，陳正倉，2011。《應用統計學》，雙葉書廊。
Gonick, Larry and Woollcott Smith （鄭惟厚譯，2009）。《看漫畫，學統
計》，天下文化。
Pagano, Robert R. （潘中道、郭俊賢譯，2010）。《行為科學統計學》，
雙葉書廊。
[The tentative version of the outline will be distributed at the beginning of the semester. Bibliography subject to revision]
A. Designated teaching materials:
Liu Honghuang, 2015. "Social Statistics", Shuangye Book Gallery.
Class handouts.
B. Reference materials:
Lin Huiling, Chen Zhengcang, 2011. "Applied Statistics", Shuangye Book Gallery.
Gonick, Larry and Woollcott Smith (translated by Zheng Weihou, 2009). "Read comics and learn the system
"Plan", world culture.
Pagano, Robert R. (translated by Pan Zhongdao and Guo Junxian, 2010). "Statistics for Behavioral Sciences",
Double leaf book gallery.
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 作業作業 Homework |
15 | |
| 小考小考 Quiz |
15 | |
| 期中考期中考 midterm exam |
20 | |
| 期末考期末考 final exam |
40 |
