MY465 Half Unit
Intermediate Quantitative Analysis
This information is for the 2019/20 session.
Teacher responsible
Prof Jonathan Jackson COL8.05
Availability
This course is available on the MSc in Human Geography and Urban Studies (Research). This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
Pre-requisites
Participants should have studied introductory statistics or quantitative methods before, up to an introduction to descriptive statistics and basic statistical inference. Students with no previous studies in quantitative analysis should take instead Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (MY451).
Because of the overlaps between these courses, it is not possible to take both this course and either of Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (MY451) or Applied Regression Analysis (MY452) as assessed courses.
Course content
The course is intended for students with some (even if limited) previous experience of quantitative methods or statistics. Using examples from psychological research, it covers first a review of the foundations of descriptive statistics and statistical inference, in the context of the analysis of two-way contingency tables and comparisons of means between two groups. The main topic of the course is linear regression modelling and related methods, including scatterplots, correlation, simple and multiple linear regression, and analysis of variance and covariance. An introduction to binary logistic regression modelling is also included. The computer classes give hands-on training in the application of these statistical techniques.
Teaching
20 hours of lectures and 10 hours of computer workshops in the MT. 2 hours of lectures in the ST.
Students on this course will have a reading week in Week 6. On-line quizzes will be provided on Moodle to aid revision during the reading week.
Formative coursework
Students will be expected to produce 9 exercises in the MT.
Indicative reading
A course pack will be available for download online.
Additional reading: many introductory statistics books are available. But we particularly recommend Alan Agresti and Christine Franklin (2009) Statistics: The Art and Science of Learning from Data, and Alan Agresti and Barbara Finlay (2009, 4th edition) Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences.
Assessment
Exam (100%, duration: 2 hours) in the January exam period.
Students are permitted to bring a limited quantity of written notes into the examination.
Key facts
Department: Methodology
Total students 2018/19: 15
Average class size 2018/19: 3
Controlled access 2018/19: No
Value: Half Unit
Personal development skills
- Application of numeracy skills
- Specialist skills
