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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2025
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POLI 507 001 (CRN: 26155)
ADV TOPICS POL METHODS II
Long Title: ADVANCED TOPICS IN POLITICAL METHODOLOGY II
Department: Political Science
Instructor: Tyler, Matthew
Meeting: 9:00AM - 11:50AM T (13-JAN-2025 - 25-APR-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisites: POLI 506
Section Max Enrollment: 12
Section Enrolled: 8
Enrollment data as of: 13-DEC-2025 12:48PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: An initiation to machine learning tailored for social science research. We will acquaint participants with modern machine learning methods and their applications in the R programming language. We will then demonstrate various applications of machine learning techniques to answer research questions in the social sciences, such as the application of machine learning to causal inference.