POLS 5290 - Applied Quantitative Methods in Public Policy

Meets with POLS/PADMN 6290. Course involves the analysis of quantitative date, the application of statistics for understanding and conducting public policy research and the use of statistical software. Specific topics include descriptive statistics for discrete and continuous variables, probability theory, hypothesis testing, bivariate associations, ordinary least squares regression and logistic regression. Emphasis is on interpretation of findings.