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Fall 2015 | PA 5031 Section 001: Empirical Analysis I (11774)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 235
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Basic statistical tools for empirical analysis of public policy alternatives. Frequency distributions, descriptive statistics, elementary probability/probability distributions, statistical inference. Estimation/hypothesis testing. Cross-tabulation/chi-square distribution. Analysis of variance, correlation. Simple/multiple regression analysis. prereq: Major in dev practice or major/minor in pub policy or [sci, tech, and environ policy] or urban/regional planning or PA PhD or instr consent
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?dlevison+PA5031+Fall2015
- Class Description:
- Basic statistical tools for empirical analysis of public policy alternatives. Frequency distributions, descriptive statistics, correlation, elementary probability and probability distributions, statistical inference. Estimation and hypothesis testing. Cross-tabulation and chi-square testing. Simple/multiple regression analysis. Hands-on learning using microdata from Brazil and Tanzania with the Stata statistical package.
- Grading:
- 20% Final Exam
25% Reports/Papers
45% Quizzes
10% Class Participation Other Grading Information: Grading percentages are approximate. Class participation includes group preparation and participation.
- Exam Format:
- Written, in-class.
- Class Format:
- 40% Lecture
8% Discussion
40% Laboratory
12% Small Group Activities
- Workload:
- 1 Exam(s)
8 Homework Assignment(s)
12 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Students are expected to work problems in the textbook and check their answers.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/11774/1159
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 11 August 2015
Fall 2015 | PA 5031 Section 002: Empirical Analysis I (11775)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Laboratory
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 85
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Course Catalog Description:
- Basic statistical tools for empirical analysis of public policy alternatives. Frequency distributions, descriptive statistics, elementary probability/probability distributions, statistical inference. Estimation/hypothesis testing. Cross-tabulation/chi-square distribution. Analysis of variance, correlation. Simple/multiple regression analysis. prereq: Major in dev practice or major/minor in pub policy or [sci, tech, and environ policy] or urban/regional planning or PA PhD or instr consent
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?dlevison+PA5031+Fall2015
- Class Description:
- Basic statistical tools for empirical analysis of public policy alternatives. Frequency distributions, descriptive statistics, correlation, elementary probability and probability distributions, statistical inference. Estimation and hypothesis testing. Cross-tabulation and chi-square testing. Simple/multiple regression analysis. Hands-on learning using microdata from Brazil and Tanzania with the Stata statistical package.
- Grading:
- 20% Final Exam
25% Reports/Papers
45% Quizzes
10% Class Participation Other Grading Information: Grading percentages are approximate. Class participation includes group preparation and participation.
- Exam Format:
- Written, in-class.
- Class Format:
- 40% Lecture
8% Discussion
40% Laboratory
12% Small Group Activities
- Workload:
- 1 Exam(s)
8 Homework Assignment(s)
12 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Students are expected to work problems in the textbook and check their answers.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/11775/1159
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 11 August 2015
Fall 2015 | PA 5031 Section 003: Empirical Analysis I (11776)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Laboratory
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 85
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Course Catalog Description:
- Basic statistical tools for empirical analysis of public policy alternatives. Frequency distributions, descriptive statistics, elementary probability/probability distributions, statistical inference. Estimation/hypothesis testing. Cross-tabulation/chi-square distribution. Analysis of variance, correlation. Simple/multiple regression analysis. prereq: Major in dev practice or major/minor in pub policy or [sci, tech, and environ policy] or urban/regional planning or PA PhD or instr consent
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?dlevison+PA5031+Fall2015
- Class Description:
- Basic statistical tools for empirical analysis of public policy alternatives. Frequency distributions, descriptive statistics, correlation, elementary probability and probability distributions, statistical inference. Estimation and hypothesis testing. Cross-tabulation and chi-square testing. Simple/multiple regression analysis. Hands-on learning using microdata from Brazil and Tanzania with the Stata statistical package.
- Grading:
- 20% Final Exam
25% Reports/Papers
45% Quizzes
10% Class Participation Other Grading Information: Grading percentages are approximate. Class participation includes group preparation and participation.
- Exam Format:
- Written, in-class.
- Class Format:
- 40% Lecture
8% Discussion
40% Laboratory
12% Small Group Activities
- Workload:
- 1 Exam(s)
8 Homework Assignment(s)
12 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Students are expected to work problems in the textbook and check their answers.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/11776/1159
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 11 August 2015
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