SUNY Buffalo State Sociology 301 (Social Statistics)
Homework #1: To be due at the beginning of Chapter 2
Dr. ZHANG Jie

Submit your work in the format of a Word file with the homework #, your name, and the date on top of it. Save the file and email it to the Class Assistant Mr. Duncan Drozdowski drozdod01@mail.buffalostate.edu. The highest possible score for this homework is 10.

Essay Question 1:

 What is statistics in comparison with mathematics?

Essay Question 2:

 What is a variable? What is a constant? What is the basic requirement of a variable?

Essay Question 3:

 What is the difference between the experimental method and the survey method?

Essay Question 4:

 Discuss the importance of the measurement in sciences.  Discuss hierarchical relations of the four levels of measurement.

Computer Assignment:

1.    Go to the class website http://faculty.buffalostate.edu/zhangj and learn to get class related information from it.

2.    Logon to your email account and send the Class Assistant Mr. Duncan Drozdowski drozdod01@mail.buffalostate.edu a message with the four requirements discussed in class: Subject, Salutation, Message, and Signature.