Course overview
This course aims to provide students with knowledge of fundamental concepts and methods for demographic and socio-economic data collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation. It intends to cover essential topics that will enable students to analyse demographic data, including measurement, data collection, exploratory data analysis, descriptive statistics, inferential statistics (especially hypothesis testing, correlation, regression analysis), and graphical procedures. Computer-based practical workshops provide hands-on training and skills in data analysis, interpretation, and results-writing.
Course learning outcomes
- Understand basic concepts, methods, and techniques for primary and secondary data collection and how they can be used in population and migration studies
- Develop skills in analysing and interpreting demographic and socio-economic data, primarily the Australian Census of Population and Housing, migration and labour force data, to competently present data and analysis results using tables and graphs
- Calculate descriptive statistics, inferential statistics (including hypothesis testing and regression analysis of census and/or survey data using SPSS software), and derive insights into research questions from the data analysis
- Develop solid skills in selecting the appropriate methods and techniques for various types of data analysis, presenting and interpreting results of data analysis with high-level written skills
- Develop an awareness of the social applications of geographical information systems (GIS) in mapping and interpreting spatial variations in demographic, socio-economic, and environmental data
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 30161
Section LE01
Size 60
Available 60
Class number 27273
Section WS01
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 27272
Section WS02
Size 30
Available 30
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