統計是社會學與其他社會科學（包含政治學、社會工作、公共行政、刑事司法、都市研究、與老年學…等）日常語言的一部分。這些學科以研究為基礎，經常使用統計資料來表達知識與討論理論和研究。為了參與這些學科的對話，我們必須掌握研究、資料分析和科學思考的語彙。統計的知識將讓我們能夠瞭解專業的研究文獻、自己執行量化的研究、有助於累積社會科學的知識，並充分發揮我們作為一位社會科學探索者的潛力。
儘管至關重要，但學習統計學可能是一大挑戰。社會科學領域（當然包括社會學）的統計學教室裡的學生的數學背景能力通常十分分歧，同樣的也有十分多樣化的生涯目標。學生常常不知道為何需要學習統計學，也常需要處理對數學的焦慮。本課程介紹了社會科學的統計分析，同時也想解決這些現實的問題。
這門課是以中間程度為教學目標，其目的是展示統計學對社會科學的價值與相關性。授課教師強調在社會科學研究的脈絡下解釋與理解統計資料，但並未犧牲全面性或統計的正確性。數學解釋保持在初階層次，這對初次接觸社會統計者而言是恰到好處。因此，課程規劃對數學能力作了最小的預設（閱讀簡單公式的能力），期待引導學生具備成功的分析資料的能力。
Statistics is part of the daily language of social sciences and other social sciences (including politics, social work, public administration, criminal justice, urban studies, and geriatrics... etc.). These subjects are based on research and often use statistical data to express knowledge, discussion and research. In order to participate in dialogue with these subjects, we must master the language of research, data analysis and scientific thinking. Constitutional knowledge will allow us to understand professional research literature, perform quantitative research on our own, help accumulate knowledge in social sciences, and fully tap into our potential as a social science explorer.
Although it is important, learning statistic graphic can be a big challenge. Students in the social science field (including social science, of course) have very different mathematical background abilities, and there are also many different career goals. Students often don’t know why they need to learn statistical science and often need to deal with their concerns about mathematics. This course introduces the statistical analysis of social sciences and also wants to solve these real problems.
This course takes the intermediate degree as the teaching objective, and its purpose is to demonstrate the value and correlation of sci-
The teacher emphasizes the interpretation and understanding of statistical data in the context of social science research, but does not sacrifice comprehensiveness or statistical correctness. Mathematical explanations remain at the beginning level, which is just right for first-time social stakeholders. Therefore, the course planning has made the minimum preset of mathematical abilities (the ability to read simple formulas), and we look forward to guiding students to have the ability to successfully analyze data.
Joseph F. Healey著；巫麗雪、翁志遠、張明宜譯，2023，《你一定要會的研究工具：社會統計(The essentials of statistics: a tool for social research）》(第四版)。臺北：巨流。
By Joseph F. Healey; Wu Lixue, Weng Zhichang, Zhang Mingyiru, 2023, "The essentials of statistics: a tool for social research" (Fourth edition). Taipei: The giant stream.
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 上課出席上課出席 Attendance in the previous class |
10 | |
| 每週作業每週作業 Weekly Work |
50 | |
| 期中小小考期中小小考 Midterm exam |
5 | |
| 期末小小考期末小小考 Final exam |
5 |
