Mgt 225 or permission of instructor. For doctoral candidates who have completed the general examination and all courses and are preparing for their dissertation. Statistical concepts employed in the solution of managerial problems. Descriptive statistics, frequency distributions, probability, sampling distributions, statistical inference and testing, correlation analysis, regression modeling, analysis of variance. Introduction to forecasting and statistical process control.
Statistical software is used for applications.
Media and Public Affairs SMPA 241 Quantitative Media Research Methods Design, applications, and limitations of quantitative research as applied to the field of media and public affairs. Framing of research questions, identification of variables and formulation of hypotheses, measurement, sampling, data gathering techniques, data analysis, and preparation of research reports. Political Management PMGT 202 Quantitative Methods for Political Managers Techniques of data analysis and the uses and abuses of statistical reasoning, with particular emphasis on applications to electoral campaigns, lobbying, and government relations. Topics include measurement, descriptive statistics, probability, and significance testing. PMGT 203 Statistical Analysis of Political Data Multivariate analysis and its applications in politics.