85-309 Statistical Concepts and Methods for Behavioral and Social Science

9 units, Carnegie Mellon University

Research in the Social Sciences is a project of understanding the ways in which people are similar while grappling with the ways in which they are different. Statistical methods are a powerful tool for managing the tension between the two. This course introduces the statistical methods most commonly used in in the social sciences, as well as their implementation in the R programming language. Topics involve exploratory data analysis, sampling and randomization, hypothesis testing, and power analysis.

Prerequisites: 36-201 or 36-200

Offered: Spring 2026

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