This course meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30-1:45,
in Funger 636
| Instructor: | Professor Lawrence |
| Office: | Funger 507b |
| Office Hours: | Tuesday, Thursday 2:00-3:30, or by appointment. |
| Office Phone: | 994-4826 |
| E-mail: | edl@gwu.edu |
The Johnson, Joslyn, and Reynolds book and the Gonick book are required.
StataQuest 4 is recommended, especially if you
prefer not to work in the Funger computer lab
and have access to a Wintel computer where you
can install the software.
If you prefer to order books online, here is a good place to go.
NEW: A sampling of possible project data sources is here.
Paper 1 links are here.
Readings available online
"Guinea Pigs", Washington Post.
"Turnout" Popkin and McDonald. Washington Post.
"Political Placebo Effect" John Allen Paulos. ABCNews.com
"Voucher Vortex" David Glenn. Lingua Franca.
"Placebo Effect" Marshall Jon Fisher. The Atlantic.
You can find the Gawande article from The New Yorker here,
and you can find lots of other interesting items
on eyewitness identification on Wells' page as well.
Aladin link.
Stata-specific sites