Construction and processing of quantitative data

• Theories and concepts: relevance, pertinence and opportunity.
• Research design: matrix of categories and analytical dimensions
• Operationalization and selection of observables
• Definition of the type of study (survey or census). Design of instruments and collection of evidence.
• Statistical sampling.
• Database creation, validation, and processing (in SPSS).
• Descriptive analysis: frequencies and contingencies (in SPSS).
• Inferential analysis: linear regression analysis (in SPSS)
• Coefficient analysis, hypothesis testing, and assumption control
• Formulation of findings and conclusions

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• BLALOCK Hubert, Social Statistics. Fondo de Cultura Económica, Mexico, 1998.
• BOURDIEU Pierre; PASSERON Jean-Claude; CHAMBOREDON Jean-Claude, The job of a sociologist. Epistemological budgets, Ed. Siglo XXI, Mexico, 1997.
• DURKHEIM Émile, Suicide, Ed. Colofón, Mexico, 1998.
• GALTUNG Johan, Theory and methods of social research, EUDEBA, Buenos Aires, 1978.
• GARCÍA F. Manuel; ESCOBAR Modesto, Socioestadística. Introducción a la tendencias en Sociología. Alianza Editorial, Madrid, 2006.
• GUJARATI Damodar, Econometrics, McGraw Hill, Mexico, 2010.
• HERNANDEZ-SAMPIERI Roberto, FERNANDEZ C. Carlos, BAPTISTA L. Pilar, Research Methodology, McGraw-Hill, 5th Edition, Mexico, 2010.
• KING, KEOHANE and VERBA; Qualitative Research Designs in Quantitative Perspective, Alianza Editorial, Madrid, 2006.
• SAUTU Ruth, Practice of quantitative and qualitative research, Ed. Lumière, Buenos Aires, 2007.
• WEBER Max, Essays on Sociological Methodology, Amorrortu Ediciones, Buenos Aires, 1996.

The basic requirements for taking a seminar are:

• Availability of at least 4 hours per week to dedicate to the seminar course.
• Internet access.
• Reasonable handling of communication and computer tools.
• Language proficiency in the language in which the course will be taught. The official languages ​​are Spanish and Portuguese.

The seminars last 12 weeks, plus the completion of a final project. 48 hours of work with the instructor and 120 hours of total dedication will be credited.

A course consists of twelve classes, each accompanied by required readings, supplementary readings, discussion forums, and learning activities proposed by the teaching team, as well as partial submissions and a final project. The course is delivered online and asynchronously. Some instructors may propose synchronous activities. In these cases, the time and date will be agreed upon in advance between the teaching team and the students to ensure everyone's participation. To pass the seminar, students must participate in at least 80% of the discussion forums and activities proposed by the instructors, complete all scheduled partial submissions, and pass the final project.

If you have a link with a CLACSO Associated Center:

• Paying in one payment: USD 95 (includes issuance and shipping costs of the digital certificate).

• Paying in one payment BEFORE 06/07/2020: USD 150 (includes issuance and shipping costs of the digital certificate).
• Paying in one payment: USD 190 (includes issuance and shipping costs of the digital certificate).

The possible payment methods are credit card, bank transfer and bank deposit.