Бакалавриат
2019/2020
Количественные методы в политических исследованиях
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Политология и мировая политика)
Направление:
41.03.04. Политология
Где читается:
Санкт-Петербургская школа социальных наук
Когда читается:
2-й курс, 3, 4 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Преподаватели:
Сорбалэ Алексей Борисович
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
5
Контактные часы:
68
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This discipline refers to the professional cycle, the basic part of the profile. The study of this discipline is based on the following disciplines: Mathematics and Statistics, Comparative Politics, Research Seminar (first and second years). The main provisions of the discipline can be used in the preparation of term papers and BA diplomas. As a result of mastering the course, students will get an idea of the heuristic abilities of quantitative methods of daat analysis in political studies; increase the skills necessary for collecting quantitative data and visualizing them, comparing various samples using statistical tests, studying quantitative data with basic statistical tools; gain the knowledge necessary to work with specialized statistical programs, in particular, with the statistical environment R.
Learning Objectives
- form the understanding of the cognitive abilities of quantitative methods of data analysis in political science research
- promote knowledge and skills necessary for collecting quantitative data and its visualization; comparison of different data sets using statistical tests; study the relationships within quantitative data with the help of basic statistical tools
- promote skills necessary to work with specialized statistical programs, in particular, with the statistical environment R
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Understands the structure of the course and forms of control, basic terms and concepts of statistics
- Understands the functions of descriptive statistics in a study with quantitative design.
- Able to apply the heuristic capabilities of the statistical program R to obtain descriptive statistics.
- Understands the role of visualization in a study with quantitative design.
- Able to apply the heuristic capabilities of statistical program R for data visualization.
- Understands the types and meaning of statistical hypotheses and errors.
- Able to apply the heuristic capabilities of the statistical program R to test statistical hypotheses and the presence of statistical errors.
- Understands the meaning of chi-square (X2) in a study with quantitative design.
- Able to apply the heuristic capabilities of the statistical program R to calculate the chi-square (X2).
- Understands the significance of statistical tests in a study with quantitative design.
- Understands the essential differences between statistical tests.
- Able to apply the heuristic capabilities of the statistical program R for statistical tests.
- Understands the significance of the Mann-Whitney test in a study with quantitative design.
- Understands the essential differences between the Mann-Whitney test and other statistical tests.
- Able to apply the heuristic capabilities of the statistical program R for the Mann-Whitney test.
- Understands the meaning and function of correlation in research with quantitative design.
- Able to apply the heuristic capabilities of the statistical program R to calculate the correlation coefficient.
- Understands the role of paired linear regression in a study with quantitative design.
- Able to apply the heuristic capabilities of the statistical program R for paired linear regression.
- Understands the importance of OLS regression in a study with quantitative design.
- Understands the principles of OLS regression.
- Able to apply the heuristic capabilities of the statistical program R for OLS regression.
- Understands the importance of conducting OLS regression models.
- Understands the essence of technical problems and preconditions for conducting OLS regression.
- Able to apply the heuristic capabilities of statistical program R to check the OLS regression for technical problems.
- Able to apply the heuristic capabilities of the statistical program R for the diagnosis of OLS regression models.
- Understands the essence of the substantive problems of OLS regression.
- Able to apply the heuristic capabilities of the statistical program R to check OLS regression for substantive problems.
- Understands the importance of logistic regression for a study with quantitative design.
- Able to apply the heuristic capabilities of the statistical program R for conducting logistic regression.
- Understands the importance of ordinal logistic regression for a study with quantitative design.
Course Contents
- Introduction to the discipline: basic concepts and R basics
- Descriptive statistics
- Data Visualization: Principles, Tools, Examples
- Statistical hypotheses and errors
- Statistics and chi square (x2)
- Statistical tests: binominal, t test, Mann Whitney test
- Statistical tests: Mann Whitney test
- Correlation
- Paired linear regression
- Multiple OLS regression: principle, interpretation, design
- OLS regression diagnostics
- “Technical” problems and prerequisites for OLS regression
- Substantive problems of regression models
- Logistic regression
- Ordered Logistic Regression (Overview). Course Summary
Assessment Elements
- Seminar participation
- Practical homework
- Test
- ExamЭкзамен проводится в устной форме. Экзамен проводится на платформе Zoom (https://zoom.us/). К экзамену необходимо подключиться за 10 минут до начала. На платформе Zoom предусмотрен тестирование системы. Компьютер студента должен удовлетворять требованиям: работающая камера и микрофон. Для участия в экзамене студент обязан: включить камеру и микрофон, подтвердить личность. Во время экзамена студентам запрещено: общаться (в социальных сетях, с людьми в комнате), списывать, использовать дополнительные девайсы и средства связи, кроме компьютера. Во время экзамена студентам разрешено: пользоваться собственными письменными конспектами (в тетради или на распечатанных листах). Кратковременным нарушением связи во время экзамена считается прерывание связи до 3 минут. Долговременным нарушением связи во время экзамена считается прерывание связи на 3 минуты и более. При долговременном нарушении связи студент не может продолжить участие в экзамене. Процедура пересдачи аналогична процедуре сдачи.
Interim Assessment
- Interim assessment (4 module)0.3 * Exam + 0.2 * Practical homework + 0.2 * Seminar participation + 0.3 * Test
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Crawley, M. J. (2011). Statistics : An Introduction Using R. Hoboken: Wiley. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=415639
- Crawley, M. J. (2014). Statistics : An Introduction Using R (Vol. Second edition). Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Wiley. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=846213
- Golosov, G. V., & Konstantinova, M. (2016). Gubernatorial Powers in Russia The Transformation of Regional Institutions Under the Centralizing Control of the Federal Authorities. Problems of Post-Communism, 63(4), 241–252. https://doi.org/10.1080/10758216.2016.1146906
- Machler, M. (2007). Statistics: An Introduction using R, Michael J. Crawley. The American Statistician, 100. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.bes.amstat.v61y2007mfebruaryp100.101
- Mann, T. E., & Wolfinger, R. E. (1980). Candidates and Parties in Congressional Elections. American Political Science Review, (03), 617. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.cup.apsrev.v74y1980i03p617.632.16
- Tabachnick, B. G., & Fidell, L. S. (2014). Using Multivariate Statistics: Pearson New International Edition (Vol. 6th ed). Harlow, Essex: Pearson. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=1418064
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- 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