Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2019-2020
POLI 507 - ADV TOPICS POL METHODS II
Long Title: ADVANCED TOPICS IN POLITICAL METHODOLOGY II
Department: Political Science
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): POLI 505
Description: This course explains how machine learning methods can be used to facilitate discovery, measurement, and predictions of variables relevant to the social sciences. It introduces and illustrates the implementation of several methods and tools such as Bayesian models, classifiers, latent dimension discovery methods, text and image analysis, and others.