ANTHR 602

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Quantitative Methods for Anthropology

Anthropology College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Course Description

Methods of organizing, exploring, and presenting data. Probability and statistical inference.

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Quantitative Methods

Learning Outcome

Students will gain hands-on experience in applying differing types of quantitative analysis methods to artifacts and other materials recovered from the BYU Summer Field School in Archaeology. The strengths and weaknesses of each methodology will be emphasized as well as discerning which form of analysis best suits the research questions to be addressed.

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Quantitative Methods

Learning Outcome

Students will learn to intelligently integrate appropriate forms of quantative methods to their senior thesis capstone project and demonstrate their abilities to utilize such methodologies as a professional in archaeology.