QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
SPRING 2016
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Welcome to the course page for RPOS/RPAD 517, Quantitative Research Methods!
This page contains supplemental information and links to course materials.
Syllabus
karreth517.pdfVideos, tutorials, and assignments
| Day | Videos | Tutorials | Assignments | Other materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welcome | Intro to R (R code) | Day 1 | Notebook template | Questions & models | Assignment template | Computing |
| 2 | 1, 2, 3 | Intro to Data (PDF, R code) | Day 2 | |
| 3 | 1, 2 | Probability & Distributions (PDF, R code) | Day 3 | |
| 4 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | Inference (PDF, R code) | Day 4 | Replication plan template |
| 5 | Read OI chs. 5-6 | Assocations (PDF, R code) | Day 5 | Midterm exam template |
| 6 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | Bivariate Regression (PDF, R code) | Day 6 | |
| 7 | Read "Tidy Data" | Data management (PDF, R code) | Day 7 | |
| 8 | 1, 2 | Multiple regression (PDF, R code) | Day 8 | |
| 9 | Readings only | Diagnostics I (PDF, R code) | Day 9 | Replication memo template |
| 10 | 1 | Diagnostics II (PDF, R code) | Day 10 | Midterm exam template |
| 11 | Read Brambor et al. | Interaction terms (PDF, R code) | Day 11 | |
| 12 | Readings only | Model checks (PDF, R code) | Day 12 | |
| 13 | Readings only | GLMs (PDF, R code) | Day 13 (optional) | |
| 14 | 1 | Grouped data (PDF, R code) | Stata notes (zip) |