POLSĀ 3374. Quantitative Methods for Political Science. 3 Hours.
Students study research design and the quantitative methods used in contemporary political science research. Students apply the tools of social science inquiry in a series of projects designed to examine phenomena such as political attitudes and behavior. The course emphasizes descriptive statistics, tabular and graphic presentation of data, measures of association and correlations, and multivariate analysis in political research.
Prerequisite: POLS major, 6 hours POLS, and permission of the department.