POLI2300 · Political Science
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
Do YOU want to be the next Nate Silver? Data science has transformed many of the ways we engage with politics, from sophisticated voter turnout operations to the ubiquity of data journalism. This course will introduce students to the basic techniques of data science including data visualization, hypothesis testing, and simple linear regression. Students will learn how to use the R statistical software to analyze political data. This is an introductory class; no math or statistics background is necessary.
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3.9 / 5
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Challenge
4.5 / 5
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Attendance
3.4 / 5
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Assignments
4.0 / 5
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Weekly effort
~5
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Spring 2025
1 sectionSpring 2023
1 section