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ASSIGNMENT 01
SOCIOLOGY
De Silva S.S.S
HS /2018/17054
2000 Level
2nd Semester
SOC 22623/E
Social Statistics
Department of Sociology
University of Ruhuna
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ASSIGNMENT 01
Why should study social statistics as a researcher?
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INTRODUCTION
The field of statics has widespread applications as indicated by the fact that statics course is offered in
such dissimilar subjects as dentistry and public health and education. In spite of this fact; there are many
misconceptions concern in the nature of this rapidly developing discipline. The layman's conception of
statistics is apt to be very different from that of the professional statistician. Statistician is sometimes
thought of as a person who manipulates numbers in in order to prove his paint. On the other hand, some
students of sociology of other Social Sciences have tended to worship the statistician as someone who
with the aid of his magical computing machine, can make almost any study " scientific" possibly because
of the awe many persons have for anything with a hint of mathematics, student often find it difficult to
approach a course in statistics with other than mixed feelings. Although they may be terrified at the
prospect of working with numbers, they may also come to expect too much of discipline which appears
so formidable. Before jumping into the subject too quickly and there by using perspective, date of first
ask ourselves just what statistics is an what is it can and cannot do.
Social statistics is the use of statistical measurement systems of study human behavior in a social
environment. This can be accomplished through polling a group of people, evaluating a subset of data
obtained about a group of people or by observation and statistical analysis of a set of data that relates to
people and their behaviors.
Social scientists use social statistics for many purposes, including:
• The evolution of the quality of services available to a group or organization.
• An analyzing behavior of groups of people in their environment and special situations.
• Determine in the wants of paper through statistical sampling.
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