Weekly Topics for PA 765

PA 765: Quantitative Methods in Public Administration

Week	Date	Topic	Assignments
1	Homework, January 10	Prerequisites	N1: 1-7 O: Research Design O: Validity O: Significance O: Association O: ICPSR Data for Projects
2	Homework, January 17	Data Screening, Missing Data, & Reliability Analysis	N1: Chs. 10 and 18 O: Testing Assumptions O: Imputation of Missing Data O: Reliability Analysis
3	Homework, January 24	Partial Correlation and Factor Models	N1: Chs. 11 & 17 O: Correlation O: Partial Correlation O: Factor Analysis
4	Homework, January 31	Multidimensional Scaling	N2: 16 O: Multidimensional Scaling
5	Homework, February 7	Cluster Analysis	N1: Ch. 16 O: Cluster Analysis
6	Homework, February 14	Multiple Regression Models	N1: Chs. 12-13 N2: Ch. 15 O: Regression O: Curve Estimation O: WLS Regression
7	Homework, February 21	General Linear Models	N1: Chs. 9, 22, 23 O:Univariate GLM, Anova, Ancova O: Multivariate GLM, Manova, Mancova
8	Homework, February 28	Midterm Exam	Midterm Exam
-	Spring Break, March 6	Spring Break	-
9	Homework, March 13	Log-Linear Analysis	N1: Ch. 21 N2: Chs. 1-2 O: Log-Linear Models
10	Homework, March 20	Logistic Regression	N1: Ch. 15 N2: Ch. 3 O: Logistic Regression
11	Homework, March 27	Generalized Linear Model & Poisson Regression	N2: Chs. 11-12 O: GZLM/GEE
12	Homework, April 3	Event History Analysis & Cox Regression	Norusis 2: Ch. 8; skim chs. 6-7 briefly O: Event History Analysis O: Cox Regression
13	Homework, April 10	Structural Equation Modeling I	S: 1-6, 11 Structural Equation Modeling
14	Homework, April 17	Structural Equation Modeling II	S: 7-10, 12-14
15	Homework, April 24	Project Due	Discussion of projects
16	Final Exam, May 1	Final Exam	No assignment