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Announcements: No lab this week (Friday, January 17) No lecture on Monday, January 20 th for MLK Jr. Day Make sure to read chapter 1 in the textbook by Wednesday, January 22 Assignment 1 is due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, January 22

Introduction to Social Science Research January 15, 2014

Try to Define the following: Theory Science Political Science

What is Theory? Theory - A simplification of the real world  Problem with theory - something is always lost when we simplify reality in this way  What is social science theory?  What is political theory?

What is Science? Science - prescription for systematic reasoning, a body of knowledge –Deductive method - A process of reasoning from a theory to specific observation –Inductive method - A process of reasoning from specific observations to general principle

Scientific Approach to Political Science:  The application of the scientific method to political phenomenon  Political science is about the scientific study of political phenomenon Political Science as a Science Scientific method - method of inquiry based on empirical and measurable evidence subject to specific principles of reasoning

Why study political science?

Purpose of Social Research Develop theories about political/social phenomena Simplify reality and predict outcomes

Statistics Necessity of Statistics Types of Statistics –Descriptive statistics - organize and summarize information about a collection of observations –Inferential statistics - concerned with generalizing theories beyond actual observations

What is Exploratory Data Analysis? Data - Pieces of information or statistics Smooth - pattern(s) that can be extracted from the raw data Rough - the remaining residuals that contain no pattern at all Data = Smooth + Rough

Terms you should know: Theory Science Political Science Deductive method Inductive method Descriptive statistics Inferential statistics Exploratory Data Analysis Data Smooth Rough

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