Resources for Learning Political Analysis
We feature resources to support teaching and learning political science research merthods with The Essentials of Political Analysis and the Companions to Political Analysis.
Featured resources update weekly to track typical fall, spring, and summer teaching patterns.
THIS WEEK'S THEME: Hypothesis Tests with One or Two SamplesOverview: Students will learn hypothesis testing fundamentals, focusing on single and two-sample tests. They will practice performing t-tests in software to assess whether differences in means are statistically significant.
- Watch streaming lectures for introduction to main ideas
- Read Chapter 9 in The Essentials of Political Analysis, 7th Ed. (or pp. 199–215 of Chapter 7 in Essentials, 6th Ed.)
- Read Chapter 9 in Stata Companion, 5th Ed.; R Companion, 3rd Ed.; Excel Companion, 1st Ed.; or SPSS Companion, 7th Ed. (or pp. 128-136, 138-139 of Chapter 6 in SPSS Companion, 6th Ed.)
- Review terms for 5 minutes
- Practice with software, see tutorials for Stata |
R | Excel |
SPSS
- Textbooks feature learning objectives, term glossaries, and chapter exercises.
- Resources for instructors: presentations, demo. code, quiz questions, solutions manuals (available via Sage Publications)
NEXT WEEK'S THEME: The Chi-Square Test and Analysis of VarianceOverview: This week covers analyzing relationships between categorical variables with chi-square tests and comparing group means using ANOVA. Students will apply these techniques to datasets using statistical software.
- Watch streaming lectures for introduction to main ideas
- Read Chapter 10 in The Essentials of Political Analysis, 7th Ed. (or pp. 215–238 of Chapter 7 in Essentials, 6th Ed.)
- Read Chapter 10 in Stata Companion, 5th Ed.; R Companion, 3rd Ed.; Excel Companion, 1st Ed.; or SPSS Companion, 7th Ed. (or Chapter 7 in SPSS Companion, 6th Ed.)
- Review terms for 5 minutes
- Practice with software, see tutorials for Stata |
R | Excel |
SPSS
- Textbooks feature learning objectives, term glossaries, and chapter exercises.
- Resources for instructors: presentations, demo. code, quiz questions, solutions manuals (available via Sage Publications)
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