Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2019-2020
SOCI 620 - CASUAL INFERENCE
Long Title: QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR CASUAL INFERENCE
Department: Sociology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 582 AND SOCI 583
Description: This course will introduce sociology graduate students to causal inference and common threats to causal identification. We will cover a variety of quantitative methods intended to strengthen causal identification, including fixed effects, propensity score matching, and instrumental variables, among others. Department Permission Required.