APPLICATION OF STATISTICAL METHODS IN SOCIOLINGUISTIC RESEARCH: STUDYING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VARIABLES

Abstract

. Statistical analysis is an important part of sociolinguistic research. The purpose of this work is to describe the current statistical methods of data processing that can be applied when analyzing results of sociolinguistic research, without delving into mathematical calculations, using the SPSS program. The relevance of the work lies in the fact that statistical methods are rarely used in studies of Russian-speaking sociolinguists, and in fact they are extremely important for substantiating the reliability of the results. The paper provides an overview of the statistical criteria used to study the inter-relationship between variables. The analysis of the application of these criteria is given on the basis of the study of the linguistic situation in the Republic of Dagestan. The paper ends with conclusions drawn about the importance of identifying the relationship between variables in a sociolinguistic study.