Tackles conceptualization and measurement with a focus on reliability and validity of measures at the individual level. Explores how improper measurement and conceptualization can affect our inferences. Investigates how to use the tools of causal logic with statistical tools to differentiate linear, spurious, intervening and conditional relationships with a particular focus on what it means to "control for other factors".
instructor(s)
Baird, Vanessa Anne
Primary Instructor
- Spring 2018 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022