BA 935 - Advanced Quantitative Research and Analysis

The purpose of this course is to develop the doctoral student’s ability to design and carry out methodologically sound and practically relevant quantitative research. As a result the doctoral student will become an informed consumer of quantitative research. This course presents the basic principles of mathematical probability and statistics that are essential for advanced quantitative analysis of phenomena using statistical methods. The course emphasizes the use of statistics to make inferences and judgments about phenomena, which include estimation, hypothesis testing, asymptotic analysis and regression. As part of this course, doctoral students will develop a research methodology (Chapter 3) that serves as a plan for investigation into his or her research questions or hypotheses.