PSC 506: Advanced Topics in Methods (Fall 2009)

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Course Material

Syllabus
Course Readings
Software and Programming
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Course Schedule (updated throughout semester)

Class 1 (Jan. 20) – Course Overview, Time-Series
Class 2 (Jan. 27) – Time-Series Continued
Class 3 (Feb. 3) – Bayesian Methods
Class 4 (Feb. 10) – Bayesian Methods Continued
Class 5 (Feb. 17) – Bayesian Methods Continued, Jeff presenting Quinn (2001), Chet presenting Kim et al. (2002)
Class 6 (Feb. 24) – Bayesian Methods Continued, Ian presenting Martin et al. (1999), Jonathan presenting Levendusky et al. (2008)
Class 7 (Mar. 3) – Simulation-Based Estimation
Class 8 (Mar. 17) – Simulation-Based Estimation Continued, Ideal Point Estimation, Yulia presenting Ackerberg (2001)
Class 9 (Mar. 24) – Ideal Point Estimation Continued
Class 10 (Mar. 31) – Ideal Point Estimation Continued, Discussion of Poole and Rosenthal (1997)
Class 11 (Apr. 7) – Ideal Point Estimation Continued, Gary presenting Bailey (2007), Jeff presenting Treier (2006)
Class 12 (Apr. 14) – Ideal Point Estimation Continued, Yulia presenting Goettler and Shachar (2001), Chet presenting Anand and Byzalov (2008), Ian presenting Clark and Lauderdale (2008)
Class 13 (Apr. 21) – Ideal Point Estimation Continued, Gary presenting Masket and Noel (2008)
Class 14 (Apr. 28) –

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