Spring 2027

Data Analysis in Communications Research

Data Analysis in Communications Research covers chi-square, ANOVA, correlation, regression, and nonparametric tests for communication research.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2015: 3.86 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2019: 3.41 GPA, 72.7% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explain the processes of social science research

  • Connect research theory and logic to methods & analyses

  • Clean, examine, and analyze experimental, survey, and human language and interaction data using a scientific programming language

  • Explain social science research methods, research analyses, and results clearly to lay audiences

  • Create real-world problem sets to apply research methods

  • Explain how to implement research methods in an integrated development environment such as RStudio

  • Present social science research analyses and results

  • Produce manuscripts for publication in academic journals

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Prerequisites

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LSC 250 and senior standing or graduate/professional standing

    • LSC 250
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LSC 660

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  • Any of
    • LSC 250
    • senior standing or graduate/professional standing

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2015: 3.86 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2019: 3.41 GPA, 72.7% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Chi-square, analysis of variance, correlation, regression, and nonparametric tests.
  • Connecting research theory and logic to methods and analyses.

Skills

  • Apply chi-square, ANOVA, correlation, regression, and nonparametric tests to communication research.
  • Clean, examine, and analyze data using a scientific programming language.
  • Implement research methods in an IDE such as RStudio.

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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