Introduction to Quantitative Methods
This introductory course aims to familiarize you with the basic principles of conducting quantitative political science research. We will review the techniques that are fundamental to statistical modeling in the social sciences. Our focus will be on the application of linear regression, with a larger emphasis on data, intuition, and interpretation. Through this course, you will familiarize yourself with:
- how to acquire, clean, and prepare data for quantitative analysis.
- how to use statistical software like R for data management, visualizations, and statistical analysis.
- how to interpret results from linear regressions in language that appeals to a substantive audience.
- Explain what a p-value means and what are the limitations of these inferential statistics.
Before introducing these techniques, we will first have an overview of the basic principles of research design, including formulating research questions, hypothesis testing, measurement, and case selection.
- verantwortliche Lehrperson: Ruixing Cao
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