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 (Sept. 5) – Course
Overview
Class 2 (Sept. 10) – 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. 17) – Discussion of
Surveys Overview continued, Discussion of Sampling, Topic 2: Reading [1]
Assigned
Class 5 (Sept. 19) – Discussion of
Sampling continued, Discussion of Descriptive Statistics, Topic 2: Readings
[2]-[3] Assigned
Class 6 (Sept. 24) – Discussion of
Descriptive Statistics continued, Topic 3: Reading [1] Assigned
Class 7 (Sept. 26) – Discussion of
Descriptive Statistics continued, Data Analysis 1 Assigned
Class 8 (Oct. 1) – Discussion of
Descriptive Statistics continued, Topic 4: Readings [1]-[2] Assigned
Class 9 (Oct. 3) – Discussion of
Sampling Error
Class 10 (Oct. 10) – Discussion of
Sampling Error continued, Data Analysis 1 Due
Class 11 (Oct. 15) – Discussion of
Sampling Error continued
Class 12 (Oct. 17) – Discussion of
Sampling Error continued, Data Analysis 2 Assigned
Class 13 (Oct. 22) – Discussion of
Sampling Error continued
Class 14 (Oct. 24) – Discussion of
Nonresponse, Topic 5, Readings [1]-[3] Assigned, Data Analysis 2 Due
Class 15 (Oct. 29) – Discussion of
Nonresponse continued, Topic 5, Readings [4]-[5] Assigned
Class 16 (Oct. 31) – Discussion of
Nonresponse continued, Discussion of Likely Voters, Topic 6: Readings [1]-[2]
Assigned
Class 17 (Nov. 5) –
Discussion of Likely Voters continued, Data Analysis 3 Assigned
Class 18 (Nov. 7) –
Discussion of Likely Voters continued, Discussion of Measurement Error, Topic
7: Reading [1], Chapter 1-2 Assigned
Class 19 (Nov. 12) –
Class 20 (Nov. 14) –
Discussion of Question Wording, Data Analysis 3 Due
Class 21 (Nov. 19) – Topic 7: Reading [1], Chapter 3-4 and
Readings [3]-[5] Assigned
Exam (Nov.
19) – Exam will be held 6pm-8pm in Harkness 114
Class 22 (Nov. 26) –
Discussion of Question Wording continued, Topic 10: Readings [1]-[3] Assigned
Class 23 (Nov. 28) –
Discussion of Internet Polls, Topic 9: Readings [1]-[11] Assigned
Class 24 (Dec. 3) –
Discussion of Exit Polls
Class 25 (Dec. 5) – Surveys
Administered in Class, Topic 11: Readings [1]-[4] Assigned
Class 26 (Dec. 10) – Discussion
of Pre-election Polls
Class 27 (Dec. 12) –