MATH 331 - Survey Instrument Design & Analysis

3 credits
An introduction to the creation of a questionnaire instrument and the statistical tools used to analyze the resulting data. While the study of survey research methods is a broad and widely encompassing domain that intersects with many disciplines, this course serves as a good preview of the key themes for this methodology. By the end of this course, students will have the basic skills necessary to design, implement, and critically assess the quality of a survey instrument and resulting data and proposed conclusions. Principal topics include the creation and evaluation of survey items, assessment of impacts of mode of administration, concepts of validity and reliability, introduction to basic principles of latent variable measurement theory, and the presentation of results from survey data. The course has a strong pragmatic focus, culminating in the creation, administration, and analysis of a collaboratively designed survey tool.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 171 (with grade of “C-” or better)
Corequisite(s): None

*Fulfills Civitae Core PQRC
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