Current Courses

SOC 500 · Fall 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2026

Applied Social Statistics

Core applied statistics sequence covering regression, inference, simulation, causal inference, prediction, and modern statistical workflow.

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SOC/POL 245 · Summer 2020-2026

Visualizing Data

Freshman Scholars Institute course on visualizing data, with Brandon M. Stewart as course head.

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Previous Courses

SOC 401/504 · Spring 2016, 2017

Advanced Social Statistics

Advanced social statistics course with materials on modeling, inference, missing data, causal inference, regularization, and research design.

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SOC 306 / SML 306 / SML 515 / SOC 515 · Fall 2020; Spring 2021, 2022, 2023

Machine Learning with Social Data

Courses on using machine learning for social data, with attention to prediction, measurement, interpretation, and social-science applications.

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SOC 592 · Spring 2016, Spring 2019, Fall 2021

Text as Data

Statistical text analysis for the social sciences, emphasizing measurement, validation, topic models, supervised learning, and substantive interpretation.

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