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.

Emiel van Loon
Gerben Moerman
Annemarie Zand Scholten

Instructors: Emiel van Loon

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Specialization - 5 course series

Quantitative Methods

Quantitative Methods

Course 129 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

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

Qualitative Research Methods

Course 226 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Qualitative Research
Category: Research Methodologies
Category: Interviewing Skills
Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
Category: Report Writing
Category: Research
Category: Data Collection
Category: Research Design
Category: Social Sciences
Category: Scientific Methods
Basic Statistics

Basic Statistics

Course 317 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Statistical Hypothesis Testing
Category: Scientific Methods
Category: R Programming
Category: Statistics
Inferential Statistics

Inferential Statistics

Course 414 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Statistical Inference
Category: Regression Analysis
Category: R Programming
Category: Statistics

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Research Methodologies
Category: Research
Category: Descriptive Statistics
Category: Data Collection
Category: Surveys
Category: Social Sciences
Category: Scientific Methods
Category: Statistical Analysis
Category: Research Design
Category: Research Reports

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Emiel van Loon
University of Amsterdam
2 Courses329,709 learners
Gerben Moerman
University of Amsterdam
1 Course110,809 learners

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