0.3 Theory Construction and Statistical Modeling

In order to test a theory, we must express the theory as a statistical model and then test this model on quantitative (numeric) data. This course uses existing tutorial datasets to practice the process of translating verbal theories into testable statistical models. Those who are interested in the methods of acquiring high quality data for your own theory, we refer to the course “Conducting a Survey” which is taught from November – January. In this course we will use datasets from different disciplines within the social sciences (educational sciences, psychology and sociology) to explain and illustrate theories and practices that are used in all social science disciplines to statistically model social science theories. Most information about the course is available in this GitBook. Communication about the course occurs through https://uu.blackboard.nl (Login with your student ID and password).