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Detailed Description<\/h2>\n
In this course, you will gain hands-on experience in understanding and designing various types of experiments: economic experiments, survey experiments, vignette experiments, field experiments, and natural experiments. As we examine each kind of experiment, we will study best design practices for experiments and discuss typical issues encountered by experimenters.<\/p>\n
On the first day, you will learn about the philosophy of science behind experiments and the place of experiments in the scientist’s toolkit. You will also learn about what being an experimenter involves.<\/p>\n
On day two, you will become an experimental participant and take part in economic experiments.<\/p>\n
On day three, we will cover survey and vignette experiments.<\/p>\n
On day four, we will look at field and natural experiments.<\/p>\n
On the last day, we will examine applications of experiments to current global issues (e.g., climate change) and you will get to design your own experiment.<\/p>\n
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Prerequisites<\/h2>\n
There are no formal prerequisites. However, familiarity with some basic statistical concepts would be beneficial.<\/p>\n
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Requirements<\/h2>\n
Participants are expected to bring a WiFi-enabled laptop computer. Access to data, temporary licenses for the course software, and installation support will be provided by the Methods School.<\/p>\n
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Core Readings<\/h2>\n
Druckman, J. N., Greene, D. P., & Kuklinski, J. H. (Eds.). (2011). Cambridge Handbook of Experimental Political Science<\/em>. Cambridge University Press.<\/p>\n Morton, R. B., & Williams, K. C. (2010). From Nature to the Lab. Experimental Political Science and the Study of Causality<\/em>. Cambridge University Press.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Druckman, James N.\u00a0Experimental Thinking:\u00a0 A Primer on Social Science Experiments<\/em>. 2022. Cambridge University Press.<\/p>\n Druckman, James N., and Donald P. Green. 2021.\u00a0Advances in Experimental Political Science.<\/em>\u00a0Cambridge University Press.<\/p>\n Mutz, Diana C.\u00a0 2011.\u00a0\u00a0Population Based Survey Experiments<\/em>.\u00a0 Princeton University<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t Experimental Methods Experimental research has come to occupy a central place in the social sciences as scholars have become more concerned about making valid causal inferences. 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