Measurement. How do we measure concepts of interest?

Developing analytical skills: Descriptive statistics

Required

In addition to the readings this week, please, also fill in information about how you want me to address you in class. Please, do so by Tuesday Sept 28. The ROPOT application will ask you about your name and surname and also how you want to be addressed in class. You may add an answer to the optional question - that is - to tell me something interesting about you. All this information will help me track your attendance in class and learn your names.

Kellstedt, Paul M. and Guy D. Whitten. 2009 (or 2013). The Fundamentals of Political Science Research. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Chapter 5.

Chapters 4 and 5 in Learning Statistics with Jamovi.

Homework assignment 2: 

Complete the exercises listed in document called Homework_2.docx. The assignment is due today.

Recommended:

Gonick, Larry and Woollcott Smith. 1993. The Cartoon Guide to Statistics. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. Chapter 2 (available in the IS)

Chapter 1 in The Essentials of Political Analysis 3rd ed. by Phillip H. Pollock III. (CQ Press, 2009). Available in the library.

Videos

The following are videos based on today's class. You may find them useful as you work on the homework for next week.