統計方法是社會科學研究中常用的方法之一，本課程的主要目的就是讓同學了解統計可以"應用"來做什麼。本課程將以簡單、生活化、合乎邏輯的方式，闡述統計如何被應用來分析問題，並透過數據提出解答。課程上會盡量避免艱深的內容和數學推導，學習的重點是讓同學獲得正確的統計應用方法。本課程將藉由課堂講授與實際操作SPSS，建立學生的應用統計能力，以分析社會科學相關問題。
基本上本課程包含：
1. 敘述統計：關於數據資料的描述及整理。
2. 機率：統計推論的基礎。
3. 統計推論：從樣本推估母體的統計方法。
4. 假設檢定與變異數分析：利用統計進行分析與判斷的方法
5. 迴歸分析：利用統計進行社會現象的關聯分析
6. SPSS操作Statistical methods are one of the commonly used methods in social science research. The main purpose of this course is to let students understand what statistics can be "applied" to. This course will explain in a simple, life-like and logical way how statistics can be used to analyze problems and provide answers through data. Difficult content and mathematical derivation will be avoided as much as possible in the course, and the focus of learning is to enable students to acquire correct statistical application methods. This course will build students' applied statistical abilities through classroom lectures and practical SPSS operations to analyze issues related to social sciences.
Basically this course covers:
1. Narrative statistics: description and organization of data.
2. Probability: the basis of statistical inference.
3. Statistical inference: a statistical method for inferring the population from a sample.
4. Hypothesis testing and variation analysis: methods of analysis and judgment using statistics
5. Regression analysis: using statistics to conduct correlation analysis of social phenomena
6. SPSS operation
主要教材：自編應用統計講義。
Main teaching materials: Self-compiled lecture notes on applied statistics.
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 作業作業 Homework |
10 | |
| 期中考期中考 midterm exam |
40 | |
| 期末考期末考 final exam |
40 | |
| 出席率出席率 Attendance |
10 | 全勤給10分；缺席(含請假)3次以上者，0分；缺席(含請假)達6次者，扣考。 |
