The minor in social research methods and applied statistics teaches you to use qualitative and quantitative research methods to answer social questions. Designed for students in the College of Liberal ...

Empirical research requires good data to complement statistical rigor in providing answers to global poverty questions. Poor data quality can lead to biases in causal inference, lower the probability ...

This book shows researchers in education, psychology, health, and other social sciences how to mix qualitative and quantitative research methods together with confidence. How can researchers sequence ...

When I was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard, I had the great fortune to be mentored by Robert Rosenthal, who passed away in 2024. His courses on Research Methods and Statistics were epic, and his ...

This study looks at how national public opinion polling in the United States changed from 2000 to 2022. It focuses on two aspects: the sample source(s) – that is, where the survey takers came from – ...