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In this module you will have the opportunity to explore the frequency of different types of residential moves carried out by Americans. You will examine some of the basic determinants of residential mobility by looking at variations in different types of mobility by age, marital status, education, and housing tenure. Finally, you will have an opportunity to test hypotheses, drawn from a popular theoretical perspective, about racial differences in residential mobility.

How are earnings determined? Why do some people earn more than others? Does a better job necessarily mean a better salary? In this module, students will attempt to answer these questions and many others by examining factors such as education and occupation in terms of the role they play in determining earnings. Students will also look at the earnings of whites and compare them to the earnings of blacks, Latinos, and Asians. Another consideration will center on the effect of gender. Finally, students will turn their attention to the age of workers in terms what role it plays in determing earnings. Aside from earnings, students will also take a brief look at poverty with respect to the effect race-ethnicity and family structure has on creating and sustaining it.

This module is designed to illustrate the effects of selection bias on the observed relationship between premarital cohabitation and later divorce. It also serves as a review of key methodological concepts introduced in the first part of the course.

This collection of datasets covers many application areas, but are all for time series analysis. The data are in text format.

This module provides an activity were students will attempt to explain how each of the following variables is related to child poverty within the United States: Race, Age, Family Type, Family Size, and Immigrant Status.

This dataset comes from a study of 14 healthy subjects given one dose of a drug for seven days. Blood samples were taken before and after treatment, and plasma levels were recorded. Questions from this study refer to the increase in plasma level after treatment. A text file version of the data is found in the relation link.

This dataset comes from two studies, one of 16 healthy young subjects and another of 14 healthy elderly subjects, each given a drug in two treatment periods. Blood samples were taken, and plasma levels were recorded. Questions from this study refer to whether age or gender affects plasma level. A text file version of the data is found in the relation link.

This site provides an introduction to basic statistical concepts for journalists and writers with little math background. Key Words: Mean; Median; Percent Changes; Per capita; Rates; Standard Deviation; Normal Distribution; Margin of Error; Confidence Interval; Data Analysis; Sample Sizes; Statistical Tests; Student's T.

This resource defines and explains the arithmetic mean using an example on employee salaries.

This resource defines and explains the median using an example on employee salaries.