UAPP 8014 - Survey of Advanced Quantitative Methods

Credit Hours: (3)

Description This course shows how to do high-quality data analysis in social science. Students will gain a deep intuition behind the theories of inference underlying most statistical methods. This course will cover statistical methods beyond ordinary least squares, including but not limited to binary logistic regression, multinomial logistic regression, hierarchical linear modeling, structural equation modeling, and Cox-Proportional Hazards modeling. Students will utilize statistical software (SPSS, STATA, R) to analyze different datasets throughout the course. PREREQUISITE(S): Permission of instructor. Students must have taken UAPP/SUAP 7100 or have previously taken a course in ordinary least squares regression to enroll in this course. COREQUISITE(S): Admission to the Ph.D. in Urban Affairs program.