University of Amsterdam
Methods and Statistics in Social Sciences Specialization
University of Amsterdam

Methods and Statistics in Social Sciences Specialization

Critically Analyze Research and Results Using R. Learn to recognize sloppy science, perform solid research and do appropriate data analysis.

Emiel van Loon
Gerben Moerman
Annemarie Zand Scholten

Instructors: Emiel van Loon

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