CJUS 520 - Quantitative Analysis

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): CJUS 500 and CJUS 510
Corequisite(s): None
Restriction(s): Students must be enrolled in the Master of Science in Criminal Justice program

This course explores concepts of quantitative research and statistics and their application in the field of criminal justice. Core statistical calculations will be performed both by hand and by using statistical software. Research questions will be examined by appropriately selecting statistical tests, performing statistical calculations, interpreting results, and drawing reasonable conclusions.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Analyze research data to identify variables and their interdependent relationships
Conduct quantitative analysis on existing research data
Analyze, interpret and summarize the results of descriptive and inferential data analysis related to criminal justice