Regression criticism through limited dependent variable models. Emphasis is placed on the use of statistical software to implement the statistical models covered.

Prerequisites: Graduate standing; introductory statistics and social scientific research methods.

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Paasha Mahdavi
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14 reviews

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PS206 . 4 Years Ago

Professor Mahdavi is really good at explaining materials. He gives super useful advice and is very accessible. Nobody should be scared of R or stats with him helping out!

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POLS15 . 1 Year, 9 Months Ago

Prof. Mahdavi has extensive knowledge of Research Methods in Political science and offers great examples. Lectures are clear, especially for tough course content. Assignments include 4-5 coding problem sets - I strongly suggest you work with friends in the class - as well as a midterm and final. Keep up and pay attention and you will succeed.

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POLS15 . 1 Year, 11 Months Ago

Professor Mahdavi seems to be the only political science professor at UCSB with any quantitative skills. The class is hard in terms of math for a political science class, but very easy if you have any prior understanding of basic statistics. Coding is in R studio and is pretty trivial.

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POLS15 . 1 Year, 11 Months Ago

Prof Mahdavi is an awesome professor! He really wants his students to succeed and everything he does is very fair. Lectures are super helpful and same with the coding labs, so for sure go to class and section if you want to do well. He also gives so many extra credit opportunities which was great.

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POLS15 . 1 Year, 11 Months Ago

I won't lie, the class is hard. That being said, he makes sure to take his time combing through hard concepts and ensuring that students truly understand them. His grading criteria is very clear: it relies primarily on weekly problem sets, which you have ample time to complete. He's also incredibly helpful in office hours, would def take again

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POLS15 . 2 Years Ago

Boring lectures; doesn't make coding any easier or exciting to learn. It's a required class, so do your best and get it over with...

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