PUBL0055: IntroductiontoQuantitativeMethods
                    Lecture 1: Introduction
               Jack Blumenau and Benjamin Lauderdale
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  Lecture Outline
     Course Outline
     Logistics
     Quantitative Methods and Research Design
     Introduction to Quantitative Data
     Conclusion
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         CourseOutline
     Whatisthiscourse?
                • This is not a course on statistics
                         •  Astatistics course would focus on the theory and derivation of
                            statistical methods
                         •  Wewill discuss some theory at a basic level, but will not concern
                            ourselves with the derivation
                • This is a course on applied quantitative research methods
                         •  Focus on the developing intuition about quantitative methods
                         •  Focus on using these methods to answer social science questions
                • This course is different to other similar courses
                         •  Stronger focus on causality, data vizualisation, and application
                         •  Less focus on sampling, statistical inference and uncertainty
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