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POL 8106 is also offered in Fall 2024
POL 8106 is also offered in Fall 2023
POL 8106 is also offered in Fall 2022
Fall 2017 | POL 8106 Section 001: Quantitative Political Science I (16655)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1383
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course provides a thorough grounding in the quantitative analysis of political science data. The emphasis is on how to analyze such data, interpret statistical results, and summarize and report the findings. By the end of the term you will (1) know how to describe variables; (2) test hypotheses; (3) use measures of association to quantify the relationship between two variables while holding a third variable constant; (4) understand bivariate regression and the basics of multiple regression; (5) understand reliability and validity and how to assess these properties empirically; and (6) know how to use the STATA statistical software program. prereq: political science grad major or instr consent
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/16655/1179
Fall 2017 | POL 8106 Section 002: Quantitative Political Science I (34723)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Laboratory
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Virtual Rooms ROOM-TBA
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course provides a thorough grounding in the quantitative analysis of political science data. The emphasis is on how to analyze such data, interpret statistical results, and summarize and report the findings. By the end of the term you will (1) know how to describe variables; (2) test hypotheses; (3) use measures of association to quantify the relationship between two variables while holding a third variable constant; (4) understand bivariate regression and the basics of multiple regression; (5) understand reliability and validity and how to assess these properties empirically; and (6) know how to use the STATA statistical software program. prereq: political science grad major or instr consent
- Class Notes:
- POL 8106 002 (Lab) will meet in 1260 Social Science.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34723/1179
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