Public Opinion and Policy
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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
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
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