Key concepts

• Estimating population proportions (Meier et al., 2014)
• Testing difference of means (Meier et al., 2014)
• Contingency tables and Chi-Square test of independence (Statistics Online Support, UT Austin, 2015)

Before class

Required readings

• Meier, K. J., Brudney, J. L., & Bohte, J. (2014). Estimating Population Proportions. In Applied Statistics for Public and Nonprofit Administration.
• Meier, K. J., Brudney, J. L., & Bohte, J. (2014). Testing the Difference between Two Groups. In Applied Statistics for Public and Nonprofit Administration.
• Contingency tables and Chi-Square test of independence: Statistics Online Support, UT Austin. (2015). Chi-Square Test of Independence. https://sites.utexas.edu/sos/guided/inferential/categorical/chi2/.

In class

• Lecture on key concepts (1.5h)
• Group activity: Applying statistics (30 min)
• In class practice (1h):
  • Paper practice
  • In-class practice
• Assignment catch-up:
  • Qualitative Group Project (15 min).
  • Quantitative Test (15 min).

After class

• Review readings from previous weeks.
• Review Paper Practice and In-Class Practice from previous weeks.