Political Science 292E - S-Expr/PolPersuasn,Percp,Polcy

Spring
2018
01
3.00
Meredith Rolfe
TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
UMass Amherst
61819
From policy "nudges" to persuasive campaign ads to get out the vote efforts, experiments are increasingly being used to shape many aspects of political and social life. In the course, you will get a chance to participate in, read about, and discuss a wide range of experiments related to politics, policy and political behavior. In addition, the course will introduce students to the basic statistical tools used to analyze experimental research: measures of central tendency and variability along with basic tests for correlation and statistical independence, including the comparison of group means. (Gen. Ed. SB)
R1 completion recommended, but not required.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.