| Course ID: | POLS 8501. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Advanced Quantitative Methods I |
Course
Description: | Maximum likelihood estimation and advanced regression
applications. Topics include models with qualitative or limited
dependent variables (binary, ordered, and unordered logit and
probit; event count models), regression with time series
cross-sectional data, models with missing data and measurement
models. |
| Oasis Title: | ADV QUANT METHOD I |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7050 |
| Prerequisite: | POLS 7014 |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Students will learn to interpret and use advanced quantitative
techniques in political science research. Methods of evaluating
student progress include homework exercises and a paper. |
| Topical Outline: | I. Qualitative and Limited Dependent Variables
A. Binary Logit and Probit
B. Ordered Logit and Probit
C. Multinomial Logit, Conditional Logit, Nested Logit,
Multinomial Probit
II. Event Count Models and Duration Analysis
III. Missing Data Techniques
IV. Measurement Models
V. A Unifying Approach through the Generalized Linear Model |
| Honor Code Reference: | All academic work must meet the standards contained in "A Culture of Honesty."
Students are responsible for informing themselves about these standards before
performing academic work. The penalties for academic dishonesty are severe and
ignorance is not an acceptable defense. Also note that the course syllabus is a
general plan for the course and that deviations announced to the class by the
instructor may be necessary. (www.uga.edu/ovpi/academic_honesty/academic_honesty.htm) |