Here you can find the schedule for the semester with links to the list of readings for each week and some notes on the material. In addition you’ll find the due dates for the assignments in this course.
Note that there are problem sets due on a (mostly) weekly basis. I encourage you to start working on these early in the week so that if you are stuck you can talk to your classmates or come to office hours.
Here’s a guide to the schedule:
- Materials (): This page contains the readings and other information (if any) for each topic.
- Assignment (): This page contains the instructions for each assignment.
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Title
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Materials
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Assignment
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Week 1
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August 23
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Introduction
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August 25
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Introduction
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Week 2
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August 28
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Approaches to the Study of Politics
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August 30
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Approaches (cont.)
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September 1
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Installing R (optional)
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Week 3
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September 4
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NO CLASS. Labor Day Holiday.
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September 6
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R 101
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September 8
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R 101
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Week 4
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September 11
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How Experiments Work/Problem Set 1 Due
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September 13
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Experiments (cont.)
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September 15
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Problem Set 2 Due
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Week 5
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September 18
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Working with Survey Data
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September 20
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Survey Data (cont.)
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September 22
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Problem Set 3 Due
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Week 6
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September 25
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Survey Data (cont.)
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September 27
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Survey Data (cont.)
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September 29
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Problem Set 4 Due
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Week 7
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October 2
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Midterm Review
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October 4
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Midterm Exam
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October 6
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Midterm Exam
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Week 8
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October 9
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NO CLASS. Fall Break.
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October 11
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Overview
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October 13
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Let’s Make Predictions
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Week 9
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October 16
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Linear Regression (cont.)
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October 18
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Linear Regression (cont.)
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October 20
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Problem Set 5 Due
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Week 10
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October 23
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Observational Studies: Dealing with a Messy World
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October 25
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Observational Studies (cont.)
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October 27
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Problem Set 6 Due
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Week 11
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October 30
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Observational Studies (cont.)
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November 1
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That’s Probable
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November 3
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Problem Set 7 Due
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Week 12
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November 6
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Probability (cont.)
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November 8
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Probability (cont.)
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November 10
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Problem Set 8 Due
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Week 13
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November 13
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How Certain Are We?
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November 15
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Uncertainty (cont.)
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November 17
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Uncertainty (cont.)
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Week 14
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November 20
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NO CLASS. Problem Set 9 Due
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November 22–November 26
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Thanksgiving Break
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Week 15
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November 27
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Uncertainty (cont.)
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November 29
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Uncertainty (cont.)
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December 1
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Extra Credit Problem Set Due
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Week 16
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December 4
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Last day
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Week 17
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December 8–December 13
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Final exam
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