Sociology 897 Home Page, Winter 2000
(Causal Inference in the Social Sciences )
Statistics 711, Section 01, (Susan Murphy, samurphy@umich.edu)
Sociology 897, Section 02, (Yu Xie, yuxie@umich.edu)
Education 737, Section 02, (Steve Raudenbush, rauden@umich.edu)Introduction Syllabus Announcements Lecture Notes Course Tools Page Class Email
Time and Location
Introduction
In this course we explore and critique methods for conducting causal inference in the social sciences. These methods will be drawn from a wide variety of disciplines, including economics, education, epidemiology, psychology, sociology and statistics. Particular attention will be paid to causal inference from quasi-experimental and observational research designs.
On Thursdays, all three courses will meet as one group to discuss and critique papers about causal inference in the social sciences. Participants will be divided into teams, each team representing a variety of disciplines. Each team will be responsible for leading one or more Thursday discussions. A faculty mentor will work intensively with his/her team so as to assist the team in leading a high quality discussion. Additionally, well-known researchers will be invited to give seminars to the Thursday class.
On Tuesdays, the three courses will meet separately so as to allow students to delve more deeply into relevant issues specific to their disciplines.
More information about Tuesday sessions for statistics students enrolled in Statistics 711 (Susan's webpage has been updated and is no longer relevent)
This course is sponsored by the Michigan Methodology Seminar. It provides an interdisciplinary forum for researchers and graduate students in several related disciplines at Michigan to be engaged in discussing cutting-edge issues in social science methodology.
Course Tools Page (Click here)
Announcement
Symposium on Causal Inference in the Social Science
May 2 Tuesday, 12-5, Room 6050 (large conference room), ISR
Old Announcements
Dan Nagin's meeting with students
12-1:30, LSA Executive Committee Conference Room, 2nd Floor, LSA
Dan Nagin's lecture: "Linking Trajectories of Childhood and Adolescent Physical Agression: The Search for Late Onset Violence"
4-5:30: MLB (Modern Language Building) Lecture Hall 1.
Other Teaching Materials
Send an email to the whole class: causality@umich.edu