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POSC 3003 Political analysis

schedule fall 2011

 

AUG   23  

25

Essentials: Introduction

scientific method

 
 

 

30

Essentials: Ch 1

concepts & measures

 

1

Companion: "Getting Started"& Ch 1 w/ exercises done

making friends w/ SPSS

 
SEP

5

Labor Day

 

6

Essentials: Ch 2

levels of measurement

central tendency dispersion

 

8

measurement exercise done

 
 

 

 

13

Companion: Ch 2 w/ exercises done

workout due

central tendency, dispersion

 

15

first examination (in-class part)

 
 

 

 

20

Essentials: Ch 3

hypotheses, contingency analysis, comparison of means

21

workout due

due 6 pm

22  
   

27

Companion: Ch 3 w/ exercises done

transforming data

 

29

Companion: Ch 4 w/ exercises done

workout due

contingency analysis, comparison of means

 
OCT  

4

Essentials: Ch 4

causal statements & research design

 

6

second examination (in-class part)

 
MAR  

11

 

 

13

Essentials: Ch 5

controlling for z variables

 
   

18

K. Andersen (1975)

 

20

Companion: Ch 5 w/ exercises done

workout due

controlling for z variables

 
   

25

 

 

27

Essentials: Ch 6

sampling and statistics

 
NOV

 

 

1

TBA

sampling and statistics

 

 

3

Essentials: Ch 7

tests of statistical significance, measures of assocation

 
   

8

Companion: Ch 7 w/ exercises done

workout due

tests of statistical significance, measures of assocation

 

10

 

third examination (in-class part)

 
APR  

15

Essentials: Ch 8

OLS

 

17

Companion: Ch. 8 w/ exercises done

workout due

OLS

 
   

22

Break

 

24

Break

 
   

29

Companion: Ch 9 w/ exercises done

workout due

dummy variables, interation terms

 

1

 

 

DEC  

6

exam make-ups 9-2

 

 

 

 
 

12

fourth examination (in-class part), 8 am

       

spider web, Mt Olga, 30May07

 

 
 

 

mystery object, Mt Grace, July 2005