Data Analytics and Computation 690E - Experimental Methods/SocialSci

From policy "nudges" to marketing to social mobilization, experimental research helps shape many aspects of political and social life. In the course, you will get a chance to participate in, discuss, and learn to design and analyze a wide range of experimental treatments and outcomes. In addition, the course will introduce students to computational tools and software used to design and analyze experiments. Topics include measurement and estimation of semantic priming, moderation and mediation models, conjoint design and analysis, cloud-hosting of response-time studies, mixed effects, and API access to crowd-sourcing platforms such as mTurk.

Open to Masters DACSS, SBS PhD, and MPPA/MPA students. "Open to DACSS MS, SBS PhD, and MPPA/MPA students; others by instructor permission. Please contact the instructor and DACSS@UMass.edu if you would like to enroll in this class but are not in one of these groups.

This course fulfills a technical elective requirement for the DACSS Master's degree and the DACSS Advanced Certificate."

The course provides flexible instructional modes.