CEPD 8184 Quantitative Research Methods

1. Ethics in Research

1.1. CITI Training & Certificate

2. Sampling & Instrumentation

2.1. Discussion Post: Sampling

2.2. Discussion Post: Instrumentation

3. Examining One Variable (Univariate Analyses)

3.1. Describe Data Using Graphs

3.2. Describe Data Using Numbers

3.2.1. Assignment 1

3.3. The Normal Distribution

3.3.1. Quiz 1

3.4. Confidence Intervals

3.4.1. Quiz 4

3.5. Test of Significance (computing z scores)

3.5.1. Quiz 5 & Quiz 6

3.6. Inference about a population mean

3.6.1. Quiz 7

4. Examining Relationships between Two Variables

4.1. Quantitative Variables

4.1.1. Correlations and Scatterplots

4.1.1.1. Quiz2

4.1.2. Simple Linear Regression Analysis

4.1.2.1. Quiz 3

4.1.2.2. Assignment 2

4.2. Nominal variables

4.2.1. Quiz 9

5. Comparing Groups

5.1. Two Sample Problems (t tests)

5.1.1. Quiz 8

5.1.2. Assignment 3

5.2. One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

5.2.1. Quiz 10

6. Synthesis

6.1. Assignment 3 (Article Critique)

6.2. Assignment 4 (Data Analysis Report)