7SSPN107: Quantitative Methods in Political Economy
This module introduces students to the quantitative methods commonly used in political economy. It introduces students to the foundations of statistical analysis, with a particular emphasis on regression analysis and its application to political and economic questions. Alongside the theoretical material, students gain practical experience conducting quantitative analyses in R, including data management, visualisation, estimation and interpretation of regression models.
General
Lectures
- Pre-sessional lecture 1: Introduction to quantitative methods [PDF]
- Pre-sessional lecture 2: Introduction to R [PDF]
- 1. Review of probability [PDF]
- 2. Normal distributions and sampling distributions [PDF]
- 3. Estimators and confidence intervals [PDF]
Seminars
- 1. R fundamentals and workflow [PDF]