Applied Quantitative Analysis

Catalog description

This course provides opportunities for students to conduct an empirical research study using statistical methods and survey data. The course will review quantitative research study design and statistical techniques, introduce major national survey databases available for educational research, help students generate research questions and hypotheses based on the sample data, guide students through the design and execution of their empirical studies, and require students to write up their research results. Prerequisites: Directed Research or other prior research methods course, Statistical Methods, and Intermediate Statistics.