Political Science Laboratory

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction
2	Introduction to STATA®	Problem set 1 handed out
3	Descriptive statistics I Student hard-nosed empiricist presentation	Introduction assignment due Group projects handed out
4	Data resources and library research Student hard-nosed empiricist presentation
5	Descriptive statistics II Student hard-nosed empiricist presentation
6	Bivariate relationships I Student hard-nosed empiricist presentation	Problem set 1 due
7	Bivariate relationships II Student hard-nosed empiricist presentation	Problem set 2 handed out
8	Multiple regression I Student hard-nosed empiricist presentation
9	Multiple regression II Student hard-nosed empiricist presentation	Problem set 2 due
10	Presentations of group projects
11–12	Workshop and individual meetings	Group project written reports due
13	Sampling and inference I Student hard-nosed empiricist presentation	Problem set 3 handed out
14	Sampling and inference II Student hard-nosed empiricist presentation
15	Make up - this is a built-in flexible day, to make up lost time if we get behind Student hard-nosed empiricist presentation	Problem set 3 due Problem set 4 handed out
16–17	Preliminary final project presentations and work sessions – these sessions are for you to work on your project and seek help Student hard-nosed empiricist presentation during session 16	Problem set 4 due during session 17
18	Short exam which will cover all the technical material in the class
19–22	Preliminary final project presentations and work sessions
23–26	Final project presentations	Final project write-ups due on the last day of the course