南加州大学的定量方法课程对学生进行研究人类行为的方法论，统计和实践工具的基础知识和先进知识进行培训。学生与他们的主要顾问紧密合作，以开发一个研究专业领域，同时还经常与该部门的其他教师一起开发其他研究领域。我们的计划着重于发展强大的研究技能，包括基础统计学，健壮统计学，多元测量，纵向数据分析，实验设计和方法，决策，累积评论，行为和分子遗传学。我们教授并鼓励各种计算机编程（例如SAS，SPSS，R），并培训学生有关计算机建模的新进展（LISREL，Mplus，CART）。我们强调将这些研究技能应用于行为科学的
The program in Quantitative Methods at USC trains students in both the basics and the advances in methodological, statistical, and practical tools to study human behavior. Students work closely with their primary advisor to develop an area of research expertise, while often also developing additional lines of research with other faculty in the department. Our program focuses on the development of strong research skills, including basic statistics, robust statistics, multivariate measurement, longitudinal data analysis, experimental design and methods, decision making, cumulative reviews, behavior and molecular genetics, We teach and encourage computer programming of all types (e.g., SAS, SPSS, R) as well as train students about new advances in computer modeling (LISREL, Mplus, CART). We emphasize the application of these research skills to matters of real-world importance needed for any topical area of behavioral science. We encourage our students to work within other areas of the department to gain additional skills and expertise such as neuroimaging techniques, aging research designs, social psychology experiments, cognitive survey research, and developmental principles.