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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SSI2005: Data Analysis in Social Science 2
This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- Review of Inferential Statistics
- Introduction to Bivariate Regression
- Estimation with Regression
- Goodness of fit and R-squared
- Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Tests
- Residuals and Outliers
- Dummy Variables and Interaction Terms
- Violations of Assumptions
- Multiple Regression I
- Multiple Regression II
- Model Selection Methods
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 26.5 | 123.5 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 16.5 | 11 x 1.5 hour sessions of lectures and demonstration |
| Scheduled learning and teaching activity | 10 | 10 x 1 hour computer lab sessions |
| Guided independent study | 50 | Time spent in computer lab undertaking data analysis for exercises. |
| Guided independent study | 73.5 | Completing required reading for lectures and computer lab sessions; exam preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).