Instructor Professor William W. Hogan Course Description Introduction to tools of quantitative reasoning and analytic approaches used to address policy problems.
Classes focus on a policy application or small set of problems.
The course introduces modeling, optimization theory, probability theory, statistical estimation, hypothesis testing, and experimental design. Students will learn the theoretical foundations, verify basic derivations, and complete illustrative applications. Prerequisites include multivariable calculus and linear algebra. The KSG course page for API209i contains the course syllabus. This page contains course materials and other more current information.