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Cursus: GEO4-3636
GEO4-3636
Quantitative Urban & Economic Analytics
Cursus informatie
CursuscodeGEO4-3636
Studiepunten (EC)7,5
Cursusdoelen
  1. Students will be familiarized with a series of quantitative techniques that allow them to do quantitative data analyses such that these analyses may serve as a base for scientific publication. Students will learn about the theoretical backgrounds of these methods as well as learn how to carry out the analyses on existing data using state-of-the-art software packages.
  2. Students will learn how to apply advanced quantitative methods as part of a study design, with the broader aim of answering a specific research question.
Inhoud
The course will consist of a series of lectures on specific techniques, followed a few days later by a computer practical where the techniques are practiced on a given data set. The techniques addressed in this course include:
  • Linear regression
  • Logistic regression and ordered logit models
  • Multi-level analysis
  • Factor analysis
  • Cluster analysis
  • Network analysis
The last two weeks of the course, students will  work on a loosely structured assignment, in which they answer a research question based on a given data set. The assignment includes choice of the appropriate technique(s), the appropriate variables, interpretation of the results and reporting all this in a working paper. Results will be presented  in a seminar, where feedback is given by peers and supervisor.
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