Seminar 4: Quantitative Data and Relationships

Seminar 4 Slides

Readings:

• Bueno de Mesquita, E. and Fowler, A. (2021) Thinking Clearly with Data: A Guide to Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

  • Read pp. 53—93: (1) Chapter 4: Correlation Requires Variation, and (2) Chapter 5: Regression for Describing and Forecasting

• Huntington-Klein, N. (2022) The Effect: An Introduction to Research Design and Causality, New York, NY: Chapman and Hall/CRC Press.

  • Read pp. 19—85: (1) Chapter 3: Describing Variables, (2) Chapter 4: Describing Relationships, and (3) Chapter 5: Identification

• Sullivan, C.J. and McGloin, J.M. (2014) ‘Looking back to move forward: some thoughts on measuring crime and delinquency over the past 50 years’, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 51(4): 445-466.

• Maguire, M. & McVie, S. 2017. ‘Crime Data and Criminal Statistics: A critical reflection.’ in A. Liebling, S. Maruna, & L. McAra (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Criminology, 6th Ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 163-189

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