University of Amsterdam
Methods and Statistics in Social Sciences Specialization
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University of Amsterdam

Methods and Statistics in Social Sciences Specialization

Critically Analyze Research and Results Using R. Learn to recognize sloppy science, perform solid research and do appropriate data analysis.

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Beginner level
No prior experience required
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3 months at 10 hours a week
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31 practice exercises

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Specialization - 5 course series

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Category: Research Design
Category: Research Methodologies
Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
Category: Surveys
Category: Scientific Methods
Category: Sampling (Statistics)
Category: Science and Research
Category: Social Sciences
Category: Qualitative Research
Category: Peer Review
Category: Data Collection
Category: Experimentation
Category: Quantitative Research
Category: Research

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Qualitative Research
Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
Category: Interviewing Skills
Category: Research Methodologies
Category: Surveys
Category: Report Writing
Category: Investigation
Category: Research
Category: Research Design
Category: Data Collection
Category: Social Sciences

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Statistical Hypothesis Testing
Category: Graphing
Category: Statistics
Category: R Programming
Category: Histogram
Category: Statistical Methods
Category: Statistical Analysis
Category: Quantitative Research
Category: Scatter Plots
Category: Data Collection
Category: Statistical Visualization

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Statistical Inference
Category: Regression Analysis
Category: Statistical Modeling
Category: Statistics
Category: Predictive Modeling
Category: Correlation Analysis
Category: Data Analysis

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Research Design
Category: Statistical Analysis
Category: Research Methodologies
Category: Data Collection
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Research Reports
Category: Descriptive Statistics
Category: Surveys
Category: Experimentation
Category: Research

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Instructors

Emiel van Loon
2 Courses331,096 learners
Gerben Moerman
1 Course111,720 learners
Annemarie Zand Scholten
University of Amsterdam
3 Courses193,410 learners
Matthijs Rooduijn
1 Course307,621 learners

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