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Undergraduate Bulletin 2007-2008
 
Bulletin Homepage |Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy | Courses in Empirical Methodology

Courses in Empirical Methodology

R Pos 316 (=  R Pub 316) Methodological Tools for Public Policy (3)

Introduction to research design, statistics, and computer usage in public policy with an emphasis on the interpretation of results. Students examine experimental, quasi-experimental and non-experimental research designs, summarize and present univariate distributions, perform bivariate and multivariate analyses including simple cross-tabulations and multiple regression analysis, and learn to use a computer to perform statistical and data management operations. Required for public affairs majors. Prerequisite(s): R Pad 204.

R Pos 417Z Research Methods in Political Science II (3)

Continuation of R Pos 416Z. It is expected that students will have taken R Pos 416Z during the first semester of the current academic year in which they enroll for this course. Prerequisite(s): R Pos 416Z. [WI]