Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL2094: Data Analysis in Social Science III

This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.

Whilst the module’s precise content will vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some of the following themes:

- Factor analysis

- Cluster analysis

- Correspondence analysis

- Multidimensional scaling

- Latent class analysis

- Data manipulation and visualization in R

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
22.5	127.5	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities	6	6 x 1 hour lectures
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity	16.5	11 x 1.5hour computer lab sessions
Guided independent study	77.5	Reading and preparation for lectures and lab sessions
Guided independent study	50	Reading, preparation and writing of the statistical report

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/