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Los Angeles Pierce College

STAT101 - Statistics For The Social Sciences

C-ID: SOCI125

Course Description

This course focuses on data collection, hypothesis testing and predictive techniques to facilitate decision-making. Topics include descriptive statistics; probability and sampling distributions; statistical inference; correlation and linear regression; analysis of variance, chi-square and t-tests; and application of technology for statistical analysis including the interpretation of the relevance of the statistical findings. Applications using data from disciplines including business, social sciences, psychology, life science, health science, and education.

Prerequisites:

Transfer Information

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Tuition & Fees

Tuition and mandatory fees only. Financial aid may apply. Please contact your local Financial Aid Office for details.

Location

Online

Units

4.0 semester units

Badges

Course Sections

Winter 2026 - Semester

Jan 5 to Feb 8
crn: 10472
Format:
Time: TBA
Professor(s): Carman Wimsatt
Live Seat Count: 10 available seats - (about 3 hours ago)
Section notes:
This is a fully-online course using Canvas. Open Canvas to view course materials beginning on the first day of the semester/term through the student portal mycollege.laccd.edu. Enrolled students will receive an email containing important course information in their official LACCD email account about one week before the semester begins. For questions, please contact your instructor at WimsatCY@laccd.edu.
Open
Jan 5 to Feb 8
crn: 10471
Format:
Time: TBA
Professor(s): Maria Perser
Live Seat Count: 15 available seats - (about 3 hours ago)
Section notes:
This is a fully-online course using Canvas. Open Canvas to view course materials beginning on the first day of the semester/term through the student portal mycollege.laccd.edu. Enrolled students will receive an email containing important course information in their official LACCD email account about one week before the semester begins. For questions, please contact your instructor at PerserMO@laccd.edu.
Open

Spring 2026 - Semester

Apr 13 to Jun 8
crn: 13758
Format:
Time: TBA
Professor(s): Maria Perser
Live Seat Count: 39 available seats - (about 3 hours ago)
Section notes:
This is a fully-online course using Canvas. Open Canvas to view course materials beginning on the first day of the semester/term through the student portal mycollege.laccd.edu. Enrolled students will receive an email containing important course information in their official LACCD email account about one week before the semester begins. For questions, please contact your instructor at persermo@laccd.edu.UC Transfer Limitation: MATH 227, MATH 228B, SOC 125, and STAT 101 combined: maximum credit, 1 course.
Open
Feb 9 to Apr 3
crn: 13757
Format:
Time: TBA
Professor(s): Maria Perser
Live Seat Count: 28 available seats - (about 3 hours ago)
Section notes:
This is a fully-online course using Canvas. Open Canvas to view course materials beginning on the first day of the semester/term through the student portal mycollege.laccd.edu. Enrolled students will receive an email containing important course information in their official LACCD email account about one week before the semester begins. For questions, please contact your instructor at persermo@laccd.edu.UC Transfer Limitation: MATH 227, MATH 228B, SOC 125, and STAT 101 combined: maximum credit, 1 course.
Open

Summer 2025 - Semester

Jun 16 to Aug 10
crn: 11641
Format:
Time: TBA
Professor(s): Jennifer Moses
Live Seat Count: 0 available seats - (2 months ago)
Section notes:
Enrollment in this class is limited to PACE students only. For information about the PACE program and to learn about PACE orientation dates follow this link to the PACE webpage: www.lapc.edu/academics/pace-dept.This is a fully-online course using Canvas. Open Canvas to view course materials beginning on the first day of the semester/term through the student portal mycollege.laccd.edu. Enrolled students will receive an email containing important course information in their official LACCD email account about one week before the semester begins. For questions, please contact your instructor at MosesJF@piercecollege.edu.
Already Started

Fall 2025 - Semester

Sep 1 to Oct 26
crn: 24347
Format:
Time: TBA
Professor(s): Maria Perser
Live Seat Count: 9 available seats - (about 3 hours ago)
Section notes:
This is a fully-online course using Canvas. Open Canvas to view course materials beginning on the first day of the semester/term through the student portal mycollege.laccd.edu. Enrolled students will receive an email containing important course information in their official LACCD email account about one week before the semester begins. For questions, please contact your instructor at PerserMO@piercecollege.edu.
Already Started