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HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Criminology
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Naomi Kaplan-Damary
Coordinator Office Hours:
By appointment
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Naomi Kaplan-Damary,
Ms. OrTal Shyla Baron
Course/Module description:
The course will focus on research designs and statistical methods commonly used in criminological research. Students are expected to develop a deeper understanding of statistical analysis in order to better comprehend research literature, and to learn methods that can be employed in their own academic work.
Course/Module aims:
The course aims to encourage a critical approach while fostering the understanding of cutting-edge statistical methods in social research.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to fit statistical models to various types of data, and to analyze and interpret the results in a critical fashion.
Attendance requirements(%):
80%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lecture and exercise
Course/Module Content:
How to Use Stata?
Model Selection, Downloading Data, Reading Codebooks,
Understanding Weights and Stratified Samples
Logistic Regression
Multinomial Logistic Regression
Poisson Regression
Negative Binomial Regression
Multilevel Regression Models
Randomized Experiments
Propensity Score Matching
Meta analysis
Panel Data and Difference in Difference
Required Reading:
וייסבורד, דיויד ופקטור, רוני (2019) סטטיסטיקה יישומית למדעי החברה ומשפטים, ירושלים: נבו, 2019.
Angrist, Joshua & Pischke, Jörn-Steffen (2015) Mastering 'Metrics: The Path from Cause to Effect, Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Apel, Robert J. & Sweeten, Gary (2010). Propensity Score Matching in Criminology and Criminal Justice, In: Alex R. Piquero & David Weisburd, eds., Handbook of Quantitative Criminology. New York: Springer, pp. 543-562.
Weisburd, David, et al. (2020-2022) Statistics in Criminal Justice, 5th ed., 2 vols. New York, NY: Springer.
Additional Reading Material:
Grading Scheme :
Written / Oral / Practical Exam / Home Exam 80 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 20 %
Additional information:
None
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