Intermediate Quantitative Research Methods

Harvard FAS

This course covers the fundamentals of descriptive and inferential techniques used in quantitative sociological research. Topics include (a) an introduction to probability, random variables, and statistical inference, (b) the linear regression model for continuous response variables, with a focus on assumptions and interpretation, and (c) the logit/probit model for binary response variables. Motivation, application, and presentation are stressed. The aim of this course is to develop the…