Courses

Spring 2019

Data Analysis and Statistics for Political Science Research

, 3 pts, UN3704

DATA ANALYSIS & STATS-POL RES

This course examines the basic methods data analysis and statistics that political scientists use in quantitative research that attempts to make causal inferences about how the political world works. The same methods apply to other kinds of problems about cause and effect relationships more generally.  The course will provide students with extensive experience in analyzing data and in writing (and thus reading) research papers about testable theories and hypotheses.  It will cover basic data analysis and statistical methods, from univariate and bivariate descriptive and inferential statistics through multivariate regression analysis. Computer applications will be emphasized.   The course will focus largely on observational data used in cross-sectional statistical analysis, but it will consider issues of research design more broadly as well.  It will assume that students have no mathematical background beyond high school algebra and no experience using computers for data analysis.

Section Number
001
Call Number
63015
Day, Time & Location
MW 2:40PM-3:55PM 309 Havemeyer Hall
Instructor
Michael Parrott