Research Assignments for Summer 2006
In these projects, students create a research
design to build an answer to a causal research question of their own choosing.
While people have considerable freedom in choosing their research questions, the
project must meet 4 conditions:
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The research question must have relevance for public affairs. |
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The project must involve the creation of a multivariate causal
model. Specifically, each project must include a minimum of seven independent
variables. |
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The causal model must be examined empirically at the individual
unit of analysis. In other words, the hypotheses must deal with individual
people: for example, the more education one has, the more likely one is to vote. |
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The causal model must be investigated using one of the
following data sets available in the MicroCase data archive: the 2004 General
Social Survey (of the United States), the 2004 National Election Study (of the
United States), or the 2002 World Values Survey (of over 50 countries around the
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POSC 295 Research Timetable
Click on the links below for a discussion of each assignment.
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