Discover the principles of solid scientific methods in the behavioral and social sciences. Join us and learn to separate sloppy science from solid research!
This course is part of the Methods and Statistics in Social Sciences Specialization
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Before we get started...
Origins of the scientific method
The Scientific Method
Research Designs
Measurement
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- 5 stars80.96%
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- 2 stars0.69%
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TOP REVIEWS FROM QUANTITATIVE METHODS
This is a really good course, comprehensive and useful to anyone wanting to know about quant methods. It's pretty tough and you need to study, but if you finish it you'll definitely learn a lot.
maybe 3.8. There was alot of dated information in the course and unhelpful concepts presented as examples. There was also alot of videos but barely any readings. The videos were presented well.
The only issues with this course are that some of the assignments take a lot more time than they estimate, and that some of the multiple choice questions are a bit confusingly structured.
It was an exceptional experience with University of Amsterdam, since this course is very well organized and the quality of teaching as well. I will attend the other 4 courses.
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