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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2020
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POLI 507 901 (CRN: 14824)
ADV TOPICS POL METHODS II
Long Title: ADVANCED TOPICS IN POLITICAL METHODOLOGY II
Department: Political Science
Instructor: Torres Pacheco, Michelle
Meeting: 3:10PM - 6:00PM T (24-AUG-2020 - 4-DEC-2020)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Online
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisites: POLI 505
Section Max Enrollment: 15
Section Enrolled: 13
Enrollment data as of: 27-APR-2024 4:58PM
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
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.