17.869 Political Science Scope and Methods, Fall 2010
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Author(s)
Berinsky, Adam
Alternative Title
Political Science Scope and Methods
Date Issued
December 2010
Abstract
This course is designed to provide an introduction to a variety of empirical research methods used by political scientists. The primary aims of the course are to make you a more sophisticated consumer of diverse empirical research and to allow you to conduct advanced independent work in your junior and senior years. This is not a course in data analysis. Rather, it is a course on how to approach political science research.
Subjects
political science
empirical research
scientific method
research design
models
sampling
statistical analysis
measurement
ethics
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science
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