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Fall Term 2020 Outside the Margin of Error: Polling and Quantitative Prediction in Modern Politics - 5037 - GOVT 538
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Prerequisites/Notes: Junior standing and completion of the quantitative general education requirement, or consent of instructor

Catalog Description : Politicians and prognosticators have increasingly turned to “Big Data”, futures markets, and poll aggregation to predict political outcomes. The course will explore the theory and accuracy of these quantitative predictions, discuss contemporary issues of data quality, and suggest whether quantitative analysis of politics is more than entertainment for political junkies. PREREQUISITES: Junior standing and completion of the quantitative general education requirement, or consent of instructor

Attributes: GER Social Science Div, 400-599 Advanced Course


Term

Fall Term 2020

Instructors

Arnold Shober

Course

GOVT 538

Grade Mode

Standard

Title

QUANTITATIVE POLITICS

Final Exam

Monday, Nov 23, 2020 11:30 a.m. - 02:00 p.m.

CRN

5037

Status

Active

Class Time

09:00 AM-10:50 AM TR

Start-End Date

Sep 14, 2020-Nov 24, 2020

Campus

Appleton Main Campus

Units

6

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