Schedule
This is an overview of the semester. As the semester goes on, I will update this page with links to slides, readings, and lab assignments.
You can also check the Content page for details.
Week | Date | Content | Lab |
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1 | January 11 | Introduction | Research interests survey |
2 | January 18 | Representative surveys | Intro to R; sampling from populations |
3 | January 25 | Panel surveys | Descriptive inference |
4 | February 1 | Sensitive questions | Reducing sensitivity bias |
5 | February 8 | Survey experiments | Survey experimental designs |
6 | February 15 | Convenience samples | External validity |
7 | February 22 | Mid-term recess | |
8 | March 1 | Evidence-informed policy | Hypothesis testing |
9 | March 8 | Field experiments I | Field experimental designs I |
10 | March 15 | Field experiments II | Field experimental designs II |
11 | March 22 | Beyond experimentation | Limitations of experiments |
12 | March 29 | NO CLASS DUE TO INSTRUCTOR TRAVEL | |
13 | April 5 | Quasi-experiments I | Quasi-experimental designs I |
14 | April 12 | Quasi-experiments II | Quasi-experimental designs II |
April 21 | Final project due |