INFO1267-1 : Statistics for criminology

Study Programmes 2015-2016

INFO1267-1

Statistics for criminology

Duration :

30h Th

Number of credits :

Master in criminology (120 ECTS)		4

Lecturer :

Etienne Quertemont

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

Introduction to elementary statistical procedures : Concept of variable, measures of central tendency and variability, normal distribution, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing and inferential statistics, chi-square tests for categorical data, Student t tests for paired and independent samples, non-parametric tests, correlations and linear regressions, and analysis of variance. Included in the course will be the teaching of the use of the software « statistica » in order to properly apply these statistical tools.

The course emphasizes the use of statistical procedures in situations that criminologists might encounter. The content of the course therefore focuses on data analysis and exercise solving

Learning outcomes of the course :

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Analyze data from scientific studies in criminology, with basic statistical treatments and to accurately interpret the results
- Use the software "Statistica" to analyze the data
- Read and understand the results of scientific studies that include basic statistical analyses
- Adopt a critical approach toward the generalization of findings from sample measures.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Basic use of a computer.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Each course session starts with a theoretical explanation of the statistical tools during the first hour, followed by a training to the use of the software « statistica » on a computer.