Research Design for the Social Sciences and Public Policy. 3 credits

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Grounds students in the principles of the scientific method as the framework for investigating questions in the social sciences and public policy. Provides broad overviews of quantitative or/and qualitative methodologies, with a major emphasis on research design, including conceptualization, the role of theory, hypothesis generation, inference and bias.Offered by Schar Public Policy/Admin. May not be repeated for credit. Equivalent to PUBP 801 .