PSC 203: Survey Research
Methods
Course Material
Syllabus
Course Readings
Web Resources
Note Sets
Assignments
Data
Practice Questions for Exam
(solutions)
Final Project (example)
QuickCalc
Spreadsheet
Table of the Normal Distribution
Course Schedule
(updated throughout semester)
Class 1 (Sept. 4) – Course
Overview
Class 2 (Sept. 9) – Discussion of Surveys
Overview, Topic 1: Reading [1] Assigned
Class 3 (Sept. 11) – Discussion of
Surveys Overview continued, Topic 1: Reading [2] Assigned
Class 4 (Sept. 16) – Discussion of
Surveys Overview continued, Topic 2: Reading [1] Assigned
Class 5 (Sept. 18) – Discussion of
Surveys Overview continued , Discussion of Descriptive Statistics, Topic 2:
Readings [2]-[3] Assigned
Class 6 (Sept. 23) – Discussion of
Descriptive Statistics continued, Topic 3: Reading [1] Assigned
Class 7 (Sept. 25) – Discussion of
Descriptive Statistics continued
Class 8 (Sept. 30) – Discussion of
Descriptive Statistics continued, Discussion of Sampling Error, Data Analysis 1 Assigned
Class 8 (Oct. 2) – Discussion of
Sampling Error continued
Class 9 (Oct. 9) – Discussion of
Sampling Error continued, Data Analysis 1 Due
Class 10 (Oct. 14)
– Discussion of Sampling Error continued, Topic 3: Readings [1]-[2] Assigned
Class 11 (Oct. 16) – Discussion of
Sampling Error continued, Data Analysis 2 Assigned
Class 12 (Oct. 21) – Discussion of
Sampling Error continued
Class 13 (Oct. 23) – Discussion of
Sampling Error continued, Discussion of Nonresponse Bias, Topic 5: Readings
[1]-[2] Assigned, Data
Analysis 2 Due
Class 14 (Oct. 28) – Discussion of
Nonresponse Bias continued, Topic 5: Readings [3]-[4] Assigned
Class 15 (Oct. 30) – Discussion of
Nonresponse Bias continued, Topic 5: Reading [5] Assigned, Data Analysis 3 Assigned
Class 16 (Nov. 4) – Discussion of
Nonresponse Bias continued
Class 17 (Nov. 6) –
Discussion of Item Nonresponse and Measurement Error
Class 18 (Nov. 11) –
Discussion of Likely Voter Models, Data Analysis 3 Due, Data Analysis 4 Assigned
Class 19 (Nov. 13) –
Discussion of Likely Voter Models continued
Class 20 (Nov. 18) – Review Session for Final
Exam, Topic 6: Reading 1 and Topic 7: Reading [1], Chapters
1-2 Assigned, Data
Analysis 4 Due
Class 21 (Nov. 20) –
Discussion of Questionnaire Wording, Topic 7: Reading [1], Chapters 3-4 and
[3]-[4] Assigned
Exam
(Nov. 21) – Exam will be held 6:30pm-8:30pm in Harkness 114
Class 22 (Nov. 25) –
Discussion of Questionnaire Wording continued
Class 23 (Dec. 2) –
Class 24 (Dec. 4) – Surveys Administered In Class
Class 25 (Dec. 9) –
Class 26 (Dec. 11) – Final
Project Presentations