Masa Kunishi
(國吉真敏)
PhD Student/Graduate Instructor
Department of Sociology
Texas A&M University
Introduction
I am a PhD student and graduate instructor in the Department of Sociology at Texas A&M University
My research interests are related to:
Race and Ethnicity
Critical Tourism
East Asia with the focus of Japan
Research Methodologies
My teaching interests include:
Race and Ethnicity
Methods and Social Statistics
I recived my master's degree with a concentration in Cross-Cultural Studies from University of Houston-Clear Lake and a bachelor's degree in Ocean Engineering from Texas A&M University at Galveston.
Teaching
(2023 Fall) SOCI 420 - Advanced Methods of Social Research
Lecture Slides
Week 1 - Introduction and Basic Statistics
Week 2 - Central Tendency, Graphs, and Standard Deviation
Week 3 & 4 - Normal Curve and Z-Score
Week 5 - One-sample Hypothesis Testing
Week 6 - Two-sample Hypothesis Testing
Week 7 - Bivariate Table and Chi Square
Week 8 - Strength and Direction of Association
Week 9 - Introduction to STATA, GSS, and Univariate Statistics
Week 11 - Hypothesis Testing - Chi Squared on STATA
Week 12 & 13 - t-test and ANOVA
Week 13 - Scatterplots and Regression
Week 15 & 16 - Multi-Correlation and Regression
Essay Assignments
Essay 2 - NFL Hypothesis Tests
Required Materials for Assignments
Appendix A - Area under Normal Curve
Appendix B - Hypotheis Testing for Small Samples
Appendix C - Hypothesis Testing for Chi Square
General Social Survey Data (GSS2018)
(2023 Spring) SOCI 220 - Introduction to Social Research Methods
(2021 Fall) SOCI 205 - Intoroduction to Sociology
Presentations
Kuniyoshi, Masatoshi. Concealed Indigeneity: Essentialization of Indigeneity through Imperial Racialization of Japan. Roundtable session at 2021 ASA Virtual Annual Meeting, August
Kuniyoshi, Masatoshi. The Popularity of English Learning among Young Japanese Women. The 2015 Conference for Research and Creative Arts at University of Houston- Clear Lake, April, Houston, TX.
Kuniyoshi, Masatoshi. “The Creation of Ethnic Okinawans during Japanese Imperialism.” The 2014 Student Conference for Research and Creative Arts at University of Houston-Clear Lake, April, Houston, TX.