SOCIOLOGY 7130 STATISTICS II Spring Semester 2012 Tuesdays 2 00 5 00 PM Beh Sci 101 THIS IS A TENTATIVE SYLLABUS THE FINAL VERSION WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ON THE FIRST DAY OF SEMINAR Instructor Andrew Jorgenson PhD Office BEH S Room 404 Phone 801 581 8093 Email andrew jorgenson soc utah edu Office Hours By appointment Course Summary and Objectives This applied graduate level seminar covers statistical techniques common in sociological research Building on the material covered in SOC 6120 this course introduces students to various multiple regression methods beginning with a thorough overview review of crosssectional OLS regression and continues by covering cross sectional models for binary unordered and ordinal variables as well as models for count outcomes The course will also provide introductions to the analysis of panel data and the use of instrumental variables as well as other topics if time permits The seminar puts an emphasis on fundamental concepts and the successful application of the covered methods with attention paid toward all stages of the analysis as well as the ability to interpret the results verbally and in writing While various software applications are capable of estimating most or all of the covered techniques we will use Stata in the seminar The course is split between formal lectures and lab sessions The instructor will take an active role in the labs which will involve a series of problem sets designed to help students learn how to appropriately and effectively execute and interpret the different model estimation techniques Course Requirements and Grading Students are required to take three quizzes each worth 25 of final grade conduct their own short quantitative study and write a research note style article worth 20 of final grade and present their research to the class at the end of the semester worth 5 of final grade For this project students are encouraged to find and use datasets that align with their substantive interests perhaps the dataset s that will be used for MA projects Students will be given data and problem sets to complete in the labs While these problem sets will not be graded and applied to final grades they will be evaluated in general for accuracy More specifics concerning all requirements and grading will be discussed on the first day of class Required Books available at the campus bookstore 1 Allison Paul 1999 Multiple Regression A Primer Pine Forge Publications 2 Allison Paul 2009 Fixed Effects Regression Models Sage Publications 3 Long J Scott and Jeremy Freese 2006 Regression Models for Categorical Dependent Variables Using Stata 2nd edition Stata Press 1 Class Policies and Student Responsibilities Students and faculty at the University of Utah are obligated to behave in accordance with the ordinances of the University The Student Code or Students Rights and Responsibilities is located on the Web at http www admin utah edu ppmanual 8 8 10 html You are encouraged to review this document All of the 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