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Sep 18, 2024
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QUANT 346 - Applied Statistics for Youth Development5 Credits This course focuses on data analysis techniques for practitioners in youth development programs. Students will learn standard techniques for collecting, organizing, visualizing, and interpreting data and statistics for use in reports, grant narrative, and program evaluation. Student will also learn how to access and interpret data and statistics contained in best practices research found in peer-reviewed articles and national databases, including the logic and results of hypothesis testing.
Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program BAS - H SER Course Note For students in BAS in Youth Development FeesCF
Quarters Typically Offered Fall Evening Designed to Serve Student in the Bachelor of Applied Behavior Sciences in Youth Development Active Date 20220330T15:34:40
Grading Basis Decimal Grade Class Limit 24 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: BAS
Course Outline
- Types and sources of data used in Youth Development Program
- Computing and interpreting basic descriptive statistics
- Data collection techniques and ethical considerations
- Incorporating data and descriptive statistics into written narrative, including proper attribution
- Organizing data and descriptive statistics into appropriate visualizations, using technology
- The logic of inferential statistics (e.g., hypothesis testing )
- Interpreting statistics in reports, grant narrative, program evaluation, and best-practices research on youth development
Student Learning Outcomes Incorporate data and descriptive statistics into written narrative appropriate for an identified audience, including appropriate attribution.
Interpret descriptive and inferential statistics found in reports, grant narrative, program evaluation reports, and evidence-based best practices research on youth development
Identify techniques for collecting raw data on youth development programs, including strengths, limitations, and ethical considerations
Access and interpret data and statistics on youth development and youth development programs from national databases
Create appropriate visualizations of data and descriptive statistics for use in reports, grant narrative, and program evaluation in youth development programs, using technology where appropriate
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