Магистратура
2018/2019
Методология современных исследований в востоковедении
Статус:
Курс обязательный (Бизнес и политика в современной Азии)
Направление:
58.04.01. Востоковедение и африканистика
Кто читает:
Департамент социологии
Где читается:
Санкт-Петербургская школа социальных наук
Когда читается:
1-й курс, 1-4 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Преподаватели:
Акопов Сергей Владимирович,
Костенко Вероника Викторовна,
Стребкова Ольга Николаевна
Прогр. обучения:
Бизнес и политика в современной Азии
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
6
Контактные часы:
64
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course begins with the introduction to the basic principles of political inquiry. Then we consider the basic concepts of statistics and probability. We also discuss such topics as exploratory data analysis and data visualization, statistical hypothesis testing, linear and generalized linear regression models. R programming language is used as a primary tool for data processing and statistical computations. Students are assumed to be familiar with high school math program, have basic computer literacy and be willing to work hard to learn the essentials of data analysis.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Able to read (and understand!) most academic PS articles
- Able to speak the language of data fluently
- Able to understand by yourself and explain to others such words as ”variable”, ”distribution”, ”regression”, ”p-value”, etc.
- Able to design a quantitative political study
- Able to use R programming language for statistical computations
- Able to choose statistical methods appropriate to your substantive research problem
Course Contents
- Design Types, Data Types, and Data Summarization
- Basic Statistical Concepts
- Exploratory Data Analysis and Visualization
- Inference and Hypothesis Testing
- Simple Regression Methods
- Confounding and Effect Modification (Interaction)
- Multiple Regression Methods
Assessment Elements
- Homework (1-5)5 home assignments (cumulative grade – 10% for each task), late assignments will be graded down (one point on a 1-10 scale per day of delay)
- EssayFinal project presentation (50%) Late assignments will be graded down (one point on a 1-10 scale per day of delay). If you plagiarize, you will fail. You may not recycle papers used in other classes.
Interim Assessment
- Interim assessment (2 module)0.5 * Essay + 0.5 * Homework (1-5)
- Interim assessment (4 module)0.25 * Essay + 0.25 * Homework (1-5) + 0.5 * Interim assessment (2 module)
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Wilcox R R. Understanding and Applying Basic Statistical Methods Using R / R R. Wilcox. - Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley; 2016. eBook https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hselibraryebooks/detail.action?docID=4526801
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- An adventure in statistics: The reality enigma, Field, A., 2016
- Field, A. V. (DE-588)128714581, (DE-627)378310763, (DE-576)186310501, aut. (2012). Discovering statistics using R Andy Field, Jeremy Miles, Zoë Field. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.363067604