Fall/Winter Timetable
POL419H1F L0101
Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis
Themes
This is a seminar on quantitative empirical methods for undergraduate students who have completed introductory-level courses. The course will provide students with opportunities to conduct quantitative empirical analysis for a causal theory of their interest and write a research paper based on the analysis.- For this purpose, it will also review theoretical foundations of quantitative methods and provide an introduction to statistical computing language, R, which has become increasingly popular among social scientists, policy experts, and data analysts.
Texts
TBA
Format and Requirements
TBA
Prerequisites
POL232H1 or 0.5 credit in STA at the 200+ level
Exclusions
January 29, 2024
The winners of the 2022-2023 undergraduate awards were announced at the annual celebration, held this year on the evening of January 25. Presiding over the award ceremony were Undergraduate Director...
January 26, 2023
Congratulations to our 2021/22 undergraduate award & scholarship recipients! Following a two-year hiatus, the department was delighted to return to hosting our undergraduate awards in-person this year to celebrate our...
June 3, 2021
In a bid to motivate her students in what has been a very difficult academic year, Professor Rebecca Kingston decided to give those enrolled in the winter 2021 term of...
May 21, 2020
Congratulations to undergraduate student Cheryl Cheung who has received a University of Toronto Excellence Award (UTEA). Going into her third year majoring in political science, with minors in visual studies...
January 29, 2020
Congratulations to all our amazing undergraduate students who picked up one the department’s twenty-three awards and scholarships at our annual undergraduate awards ceremony. In attendance were Dean of Arts &...