Ryan Bakker, University of Georgia, Department of Political Science

Ryan Bakker
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
University of Georgia
416 Baldwin Hall
Athens, GA 30602
706.542.0813
rbakker [AT] uga [DOT] edu

Introduction to Data Analysis (POLS 7012)
This course introduces students to basic statistical methods used in the study of political science, and the social sciences at large. Students will learn to describe data, understand the impact of randomness in statistical research, conduct statistical tests, and most importantly learn to evaluate the implications of quantitative results. We will devote portions of the course to the use of statistical software and commonly used archival sources of political science data. Students will learn to compute most of the techniques discussed in class both by hand and by computer. Syllabus
Lecture Slides: $Description: C:\Documents and Settings\ryan\My Documents\www\divider.200w.gif$ lecture 1 lecture 2 lecture 3 lecture 4 lecture 5 midterm.terms lecture 6 lecture 7 lecture 8 lecture 9 lecture10	Stata notes: $Description: C:\Documents and Settings\ryan\My Documents\www\divider.200w.gif$ stata notes 1 stata notes 2 stata notes 3 stata.ols.notes stata.regress.diagnostics.notes Homework: $Description: C:\Documents and Settings\ryan\My Documents\www\divider.200w.gif$ hw 1 hw 2 hw 3	Data Links: $Description: C:\Documents and Settings\ryan\My Documents\www\divider.200w.gif$ Data for HW1 World Values Survey Data Smaller.WVSData Demo.dta cabinet.dta Do Files: $Description: C:\Documents and Settings\ryan\My Documents\www\divider.200w.gif$ intro to Stata Descriptives and Graphs