HD 5750

Quantitative Methods I

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

This course is a rigorous introduction to graduate statistics for social sciences. We will briefly review descriptive statistics and probability theory. We will discuss fundamental inferential frameworks at length, with a focus on Frequentist and Bayesian statistics.  The remainder of the semester will be focused on the analysis of randomized studies.

When Offered Fall.

Comments Recommended prerequisite: college level introductory statistics.

• You will gain proficiency in coding in R to achieve a variety of data-analytic tasks.
• You will be able understand different designs for randomized studies, including factorial designs.
• You will be able to apply appropriate inferential statistics, ranging from p-values, Bayes Factors, confidence intervals, and credible intervals.

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