Course Description
This lecture introduces the foundation of statistics used in empirical social science research. The lecture builds on the lecture “empirical research methods” in the preceding semester. Those who have not visited the lecture are advised to read its lecture note, which can be made available in ILIAS. The main topics of this lecture cover various kinds of regression models and further techniques relevant to causal inference. The lecture also deals with fundamentals of probability and mathematical statistics, which are essential in the main topics.
The course takes place on Tuesdays 15.15-16.45 in A 600 and Wednesdays 10.00-11.30 in R 711