A review of basic math skills and summary statistics such as
measures of central tendency and dispersion, and crosstabs. Also
includes an introduction to probability theory, probability
distributions, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing.
Statistical software and discussion of political science data
sources will also be covered.
Athena Title
Intro to Political Methodology
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will learn the fundamentals of probability theory and apply it in the context of confidence intervals and hypothesis testing.
Students will learn the practical use of statistical software and sources for political science data.
