Cees van der Eijk on “Contextualising Research Methods

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Chris Zorn on ’Big Data' in the Social Sciences

Chris Zorn discusses teaching quantitative methods focussing on (a) integrating contemporary data science approaches into undergraduate instruction, and (b) using "big data" examples to generate and maintain students' interest. 

John Fox on R software for teaching quantitative methods to social science students

John Fox discusses his experiences and views of what works well when teaching quantitative methods to undergraduate social science students, especially focusing on the choice of software with a demonstration of R and R Commander. 

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