Description
Political scientists use quantitative data analysis to understand a wide range of topics, including the role of immigration in voters’ electoral behaviour, or the extent to which women are underrepresented in parliaments around the world. This module is designed to introduce you to and help you become familiar with quantitative data analysis methods. It provides you with insights into concepts such as causal inference and statistical uncertainty, and explores a range of basic quantitative research methods. The central aim is to show you how understanding quantitative data and methods can help us answer big questions about the political world. You will leave this module with a better understanding of how to be a savvy consumer of quantitative work, and with some introductory tools with which to undertake quantitative research on political questions. You will also acquire competency in performing statistical analyses using a popular statistical program (R).
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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