Classroom Resources for Teaching Political Analysis
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This page curates teaching and learning resources for political analysis, from core concepts to advanced methods and software-based workflows. Advanced Quantitative Research Methodology Class gov2001.hsites.harvard.edu · info Gary King's Harvard University course web site includes lecture notes and other resources.
. Advanced Regression Analysis quantoid.net · info Materials, including slides and code samples, from Dave Armstrong's ICPSR course.
. Applied Survey Methods applied-survey-methods.com · info Web site for book by Jelke Bethlehem, University of Amsterdam.
. Center for Research on Learning and Teaching at the University of Michigan crlt.umich.edu · info Founded in 1962, encourages the creation of learning environments in which diverse students can learn and excel.
. Center for Teaching and Learning cei.umn.edu · info At the Univ. of Minnesota.
. Choosing the Correct Statistical Test stats.oarc.ucla.edu · info From UCLA, with links showing how to do such tests using SAS, Stata and SPSS.
. CoMSES Net comses.net · info An international network with the goal of advancing agent based modeling in the social and ecological sciences, see their
YouTube Channel .
. CRAN Task View: Official Statistics & Survey Statistics cran.r-project.org · info A list of packages with methods typically used in official statistics and survey statistics.
. Data Driven Documents d3js.org · info D3.js is a JavaScript library for manipulating documents based on data. D3 helps you bring data to life using HTML, SVG, and CSS.
. DeclareDesign declaredesign.org · info A set of software tools for describing, assessing, and conducting empirical research.
. Desmos desmos.com · info Graph functions, plot data, evaluate equations, explore transformations, and share with students.
. Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence & Educational Innovation cmu.edu · info from Carnegie Mellon, includes great summary of teaching and learning principles
. Econometrics Academy sites.google.com · info Offers free education on econometrics via videos with many code samples and demonstrations.
. Flourish: Data Visualization and Storytelling flourish.studio · info Free plans available for educational use of public data.
. Flowing Data flowingdata.com · info Nathan Yau explores how statisticians, designers, data scientists, and others use analysis, visualization, and exploration to understand data and ourselves.
. Free Code Camp freecodecamp.org · info Our mission: to help people learn to code for free. We accomplish this by creating thousands of videos, articles, and interactive coding lessons - all freely available to the public.
. GeoGebra geogebra.org · info Free online math tools for graphing, geometry, 3D, and more.
. Getting Started in Data Analysis using Stata and R dss.princeton.edu · info From Data and Statistical Services at Princeton University.
. GNU PSPP Statistics Software gnu.org · info A free, open source replacement for the proprietary program SPSS.
. Grafiti: Search Engine for Charts beta.grafiti.io · info Helps you search, discover & share charts from top publishers.
. Helipad Codex helipad.dev · info Agent-based modeling in Python.
. Interactive Statistical Pages statpages.info · info A compilation of links to web pages that perform statistical calculations.
. Intro. to Empirical Legal Research empiricallegalresearch.org · info Web site for book by Andrew Martin and Lee Epstein, includes datasets for exercises.
. Introduction to LaTex quantoid.net · info Materials from Dave Armstrong's two-hour ICPSR workshop.
. MethodSpace methodspace.com · info Sage Publishing blog connecting the research methods community.
. NetLogo ccl.northwestern.edu · info A multi-agent programmable modeling environment. Site contains instructions, examples, see
NetLogo Web to run examples online.
. Political Science Games politicalsciencegames.com · info Classroom resources and activities, blog, great for online classes
. Political Science Teaching Assistant poliscidata.com · info This web-based app reviews political science terms, great way to fill time before class starts. (From Political Science Data)
. Practical Exemplars on the Analysis of Surveys (PEAS) restore.ac.uk · info Aims to help social researchers analyze complex surveys.
. Probability Distributome Project distributome.org · info An interactive web-based resource for probability distributions.
. Quantitative Social Science: An Introduction Texbook Web Site press.princeton.edu · info By Kosuke Imai. Resources include R package, datasets, sample code and syllabi.
. R - Learning By Example quantoid.net · info Materials from Dave Armstrong's three-day ICPSR course.
. R For Political Science rforpoliticalscience.com · info R for Beginners: Packages and Functions for Political Science Analysis
. R Studio's Online Learning Resources rstudio.com · info Tutorials, articles, and examples exist to help you learn R and its extensions.
. RMUoHP Biostatistics Resource Channel youtube.com · info Contains lectures related to statistical techniques and theory. Also contains short screencasts demonstrating SPSS analysis techniques.
. Sample Syllabi for Research Methods Courses poliscidata.com · info Don't reinvent the wheel. Find courses that use your preferred software (SPSS, Stata, or R).
. Scholarship on Teaching and Learning lsu.edu · info Great compilation of resources from Kathleen Bratton, LSU Political Science Dept.
. SPSS Tutorials spss-tutorials.com · info Great set of informative tutorials covering range of tasks
. Statistics and Probability Course khanacademy.org · info From Khan Academy, adapts to your level and tracks your progress
. Statistics Online Computational Resource (SOCR) socr.ucla.edu · info Portable online aids for probability and statistics education, technology based instruction and statistical computing.
. StatLab at University of Virginia data.library.virginia.edu · info Consultations, collaborations, and training in support of data science, applied statistics, and scientific computing.
. Statology statology.org · info Makes learning statistics easy through explaining topics in simple, straightforward ways, multiple statistics programs.
. Teach Remotely: How to Teach From Anywhere sites.dartmouth.edu · info Dartmouth College site compiles a variety of resources and services to help you make the transition to teaching remotely.
. The Effect: An Introduction to Research Design and Causality theeffectbook.net · info Full text of book by Nick Huntington-Klein
. Towards Data Science towardsdatascience.com · info Sharing concepts, ideas, and codes.
. Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems opportunityinsights.org · info Complete resources for course, taught by Raj Chetty, on how 'big data' can be used to understand and solve important problems.
. Visions in Methodology visionsinmethodology.org · info Designed to support women who study political methodology.
. Web Resources for Field Experiments: Design, Analysis, and Interpretation. isps.yale.edu · info Datasets and sample code for 2012 book by Gerber and Green.
. Watch & Learn: Channels for Learning Political Analysis
Research by Design i Software how-to tutorials as well as concept videos; good editing and graphic design for videos.
. Statistical Analysis Tutorial Videos i Mike Crowson's YouTube channel covers statistical concepts and procedures, demonstrates how to carry out quantitative data analyses using various statistical platforms.
. MZES Methods Bites i Recordings of our research presentations, roundtables, and workshops at the Mannheim Center for European Social Research.
. Data Science With Yan i Videos initially made to help college students do better in Statistics and Data Science.
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