Policy Analysis Using Interrupted Time Series

Name: Policy Analysis Using Interrupted Time Series
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Author: University of British Columbia

Curso

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30 h

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De www.edx.org

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5 sequências
Intermediate Level

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Detalhes do curso

Programa de Estudos

Week 1: Course overview

Introduction to ITS and RD designs
Assumptions and potential biases
Data sources and requirements
Example studies
An introduction to R (optional)

Week 2: Single series ITS

Data setup and adding variables
Model selection
Addressing autocorrelation
Graphical presentation

Week 3: ITS with a control group

Data setup
Adding a control to the model
Graphical presentation
Predicting policy impacts

Week 4: Extensions

Advanced modeling issues in ITS and RD
Non-linear Trends · Differencing
“Wild” Points and Transition periods
Adding a Second Intervention

Week 5: Regression Discontinuities and Wrap-up

Regression Discontinuities
Any Remaining Questions

Pré-requisito

Participants should have an understanding of linear regression, and familiarity with data handling in a major statistical package (R, SAS, SPSS, STATA, etc.). Course content is taught in the R statistical package, so familiarity with R / RStudio will be an asset.

Instrutores

Michael Law
Associate Professor
University of British Columbia

Editor

A University of British Columbia foi fundada em Vancouver em 1908. A Universidade da Colúmbia Britânica é uma das universidades mais prestigiadas da América do Norte e está classificada entre as melhores universidades do mundo. A UBC tem mais de 61.000 estudantes, distribuídos pelo campus histórico de Vancouver (1908) e pelo campus de Okanagan (2005), e um orçamento anual de 2,3 mil milhões de dólares.

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