| Academic Year |
2026Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies |
| Lecture Code |
ARC01401 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
Social Statistics Analysis I (社会統計・データ分析 I) |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
シャカイトウケイ・データブンセキ I |
Subject Name in
English |
Social Statistics Analysis I |
| Instructor |
SHIRAKAWA TOSHIYUKI |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
シラカワ トシユキ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
2nd-Year, First Semester, 1Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(1T) Weds9-10：IAS K205 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Online (on-demand) |
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| Credits |
1.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
2 |
Language of Instruction |
E
:
English |
| Course Level |
3
:
Undergraduate High-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
24
:
Social Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
05
:
Sociology |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
Social science, Data analysis, Statistical model, Statistical inference and test
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| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | Integrated Global Studies
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines. |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
I will give lectures on the way of analyzing data obtained by social surveys. The main objective of this class is providing knowledge about the method of summarizing and describing data using statistical models. However, I also offer the basic idea of statistical inference. |
| Class Schedule |
lesson1 Statistics in the research process
lesson2 Describing variables
lesson3 Statistical inference (1)
lesson4 Statistical inference (2)
lesson5 Statistical inference (3)
lesson6 Analysis of variance
lesson7 Analyzing categoric data
lesson8 Wrap-up |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Knoke, D., G. W. Bohrnstedt , & A. P. Mee, 2002, Statistics for Social Data Analysis (4th ed.), Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, moodle |
| (More Details) |
Text, Handout, Presentation slide |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
In order to establish an understanding of the method of data analysis, it is indispensable to practice many calculation problems. Please purchase text that suits your level and research purpose and repeat training to compute statistics.
If you have difficulty understanding the on-demand materials, in-person explanations will be available on Friday mornings during the first semester. Please make an appointment by email in advance if necessary. |
| Requirements |
Bring your calculator which has a function of square root operation. "Social Statistics Analysis I" and "Introduction to Statistics and Quantitative Sociology" cover the same course content. Students who have already completed "Introduction to Statistics and Quantitative Sociology" should enroll in "Social Statistics Analysis II" in the second term. |
| Grading Method |
In-class assignments: 100%
There will be an assignment for each class session. Please follow the instructions posted on the online learning system (Moodle) and submit your assignment within approximately one week after completing the lesson. |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |