Kursöversikt

Welcome to the Quantitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences course,  Autumn 2026!

This course will help you understand statistical reasoning in data analysis and research. You will learn about methods to describe data, compare groups, and study relationships between social factors. In the project part of the course, you will analyse data from your own data set or one of the data sets provided within the course. 

A short to-do list for you to look at before the course starts is available for you in To do before/at the course start.

Short about the course

Syllabus: Syllabus
Course period: November 2^rd - January 17^th
Preliminary Schedule.   Note that we start 15 minutes past every full hour (the rooms are booked 15 minutes before the teaching activities start)
Please double-check the schedule before the course starts for any changes. Please note that this course has three obligatory meetings: "Article seminar", "End Seminar", and oral exam
Course responsible teacher: Tetiana Gorbach (tetiana.gorbach@umu.se) 
Course evaluation: Course evaluation from 2025 can be found here

General support from Umeå University

The University provides different types of support for our students. With the help of, among other things, study guidance, support from the Student Health Service, or support for disabilities, you can improve your study situation and health in various ways. Also, the Academic Resource Center at the University Library can help you with, among other things, academic writing and study techniques.

• The Student Health Service
• Study guidance
• Study with disabilities & How to access your support (new handling procedure from HT25) - Contact person at Statistics is Jessica Fahlén
• The Academic Resource Center
  
• IT support - Microsoft Office 365, Wifi, and Zoom
• If something happens