PSC 203: Survey Research
Methods
Course Material
Syllabus
Course Readings
Web Resources
Note Sets
Assignments
Data
Practice Questions for Exam
(solutions)
Final Project (example)
QuickCalc
Spreadsheet
Table of the Normal Distribution
Course Schedule
(updated throughout semester)
Class 1 (Aug. 31) – Course
Overview
Class 2 (Sept. 7) – Discussion of Surveys
Overview, Topic 1: Reading [1] Assigned
Class 3 (Sept. 12) – Discussion of
Surveys Overview Continued, Topic 1: Reading [2] Assigned
Class 4 (Sept. 14) – Discussion of
Surveys Overview Continued, Discussion of Sampling, Topic 2: Readings [1]-[3]
Assigned
Class 5 (Sept. 19) – Class Canceled
Class 6 (Sept. 21) –
Discussion of Sampling Continued
Class 7 (Sept. 26) – Discussion of
Sampling Continued, Discussion of Descriptive Statistics
Class 8 (Sept. 28) – Discussion of
Descriptive Statistics Continued
Class 9 (Oct. 3) – Discussion of
Descriptive Statistics Continued, Topic 3: Reading [1] Assigned, Data Analysis 1 Assigned
Class 10 (Oct. 5) – Discussion of
Descriptive Statistics Continued, Discussion of Sampling Error
Class 11 (Oct. 12) – Discussion of Sampling
Error Continued, Topic
4: Reading [1], Chapter 5 Assigned Data Analysis 1 Due
Friday, Oct. 14
Class 12 (Oct. 17) – Discussion of
Sampling Error Continued
Class 13 (Oct. 19) – Discussion of
Sampling Error Continued, Topic
4: Reading [1], Chapter 6 and Reading [2] Assigned
Class 14 (Oct. 24) – Discussion of
Sampling Error Continued, Data Analysis 2 Assigned
Class 15 (Oct. 26) – Discussion of
Sampling Error Continued
Class 16 (Oct. 31) – Discussion of
Nonresponse, Topic 5: Readings [1]-[3] Assigned, Data Analysis 2 Due
Class 17 (Nov. 2) – Discussion of
Nonresponse Continued, Topic 5: Readings [4]-[5] Assigned, Data Analysis 3 Assigned
Class 18 (Nov. 7) –
Discussion of Nonresponse Continued
Class 19 (Nov. 9) –
Discussion of Nonresponse Continued, Discussion of Likely Voters, Topic 6:
Readings [1]-[2] Assigned
Class 20 (Nov. 14) –
Discussion of Likely Voters Continued, Discussion of Measurement Error, Data Analysis 3 Due
Class 21 (Nov. 16) –
Discussion of Question Wording, Topic 7: Reading [1], Chapters 1-2, and
Readings [3]-[5] Assigned
Exam (Nov.
16) – Exam will be held 6:30-9:00 in Harkness 114
Class 22 (Nov. 21) –
Discussion of Question Wording Continued, Topic 7: Reading [1], Chapters 3-4
Assigned
Class 23 (Nov. 28) –
Discussion of Question Wording Continued, Topic 9, Readings [1]-[11] Assigned
Class 24 (Nov. 30) –
Discussion of Exit Polls
Class 25 (Dec. 5) – Surveys Administered In Class, Topic 11,
Readings [1]-[4] Assigned
Class 26 (Dec. 7) –
Discussion of Accuracy of Polls
Class 27 (Dec. 12) – Final
Project Presentations