SW 803 - Using Quantitative Methods I

3 Credit(s)

Like its companion course, SW 802, this course is taught through critical examination of published quantitative studies of social work practice, including meta-analyses. The course covers regression-based procedures such as multivariate analysis, path analysis, and structural equation modeling, as well as statistical procedures used for instrument development (e.g., tests of reliability and factor analysis). The underlying assumptions of the designs, measures, and statistics used, as well as the validity of the findings, are discussed.