Political Science Research Methods
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When Does Box Plot Hide Information?
Box plot is a powerful way to visualize the distribution of a continuous variable. However, it hides crucial information when our data …
Mar 22, 2019
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Q&A Week 8: Sampling and Survey Research
Q&A on external validity of survey research, random sample vs randomization, and coverage errors in samples used for experimental …
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Mar 18, 2019
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Q&A Week 7: Comparative Studies
Q&A on the logics of Mill’s method of comparison, externality validity issues in small-N comparative designs, and selecting …
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Mar 18, 2019
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Q&A Week 6: Formal Models and Game Theory
Q&A on costs of voting, and government shutdown through game theory lens
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Mar 6, 2019
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Q&A Week 4: Natural Experiments and Observational Studies
Q&A on natural experiments leveraging on geographical boundary, the ‘as-if’ randomization assumption, and dealing with …
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Mar 6, 2019
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Q&A Week 3: Experiments and Ethics
Q&A on informed consent in research, the controversial Montana GOTV experiment, and experiments on development programs
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Feb 6, 2019
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Example: Testing for measurement validity and reliability
Simple demonstration of reliability and validity tests in Stata using racial resentment scale as an example
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Jan 29, 2019
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Q&A Week 2: Measurement
Q&A on measurement errors, measurement validity and reliability, and levels of measurement
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Jan 29, 2019
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