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Methods and Statistics in Social Sciences

Gerben Moerman, Annemarie Zand Scholten, Matthijs Rooduijn, and Emiel van Loon

Identify interesting questions, analyze data sets, and correctly interpret results to make solid, evidence-based decisions.

This Specialization covers research methods, design and statistical analysis for social science research questions. In the final Capstone Project, you’ll apply the skills you learned by developing your own research question, gathering data, and analyzing and reporting on the results using statistical methods.

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Five courses

Quantitative Methods

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Discover the principles of solid scientific methods in the behavioral and social sciences. Learn to separate sloppy science from solid research!

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Qualitative Research Methods

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In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of qualitative research in social science, including data collection, description, analysis, and interpretation. We will focus on the iterative process of qualitative research, emphasizing data collection and analysis. Key concepts, quality criteria, good practices, ethics, and methods of analysis will be discussed. We aim to dispel prejudices and foster enthusiasm for qualitative research.

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Basic Statistics

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Understanding statistics is essential for research in the social and behavioral sciences. This course will teach you the basics of statistics, including descriptive statistics, probability, and inferential statistics. You will learn how to calculate and interpret these statistics using freely available statistical software.

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Inferential Statistics

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Inferential statistics allow us to make inferences about a population based on a sample. We will cover the principles of significance testing, including the sampling and test statistic distribution, p-value, significance level, power, and type I and type II errors. We will also explore various statistical tests and techniques for different data types and research designs, including z-tests, t-tests, the Chi-square test, regression analysis, and analysis of variance.

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Methods and Statistics in Social Science - Final Research Project

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The Final Research Project involves a research study conducted collaboratively. Students will formulate a research hypothesis, design the study, operationalize variables, create instruments, collect data, perform statistical analyses, and document the results. This course provides valuable experience in designing and conducting research studies and critically evaluating scientific research in the social and behavioral sciences.

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85 hours

Level

Introductory

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Institution

University of Amsterdam

Instructors

Gerben Moerman

Annemarie Zand Scholten

Matthijs Rooduijn

Emiel van Loon

Level

Introductory

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