Module POLM030 for 2022/3
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM030: Mathematics and Programming Skills for Policy Analytics
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Basic reading:
Cioffi-Revilla, C. (2013). Introduction to computational social science: principles and applications, London: Springer Science & Business Media.
Gill, J. (2006). Essential Mathematics for Political and Social Research, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Gelman, A & Hill, J. (2006). Data Analysis Using Regression and Multilevel/Hierarchical Models, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Kropko, J. (2015) Mathematics for Social Scientists. London: SAGE Publications.
McElreath, R. (2020). Statistical rethinking: A Bayesian course with examples in R and Stan. New York: CRC Press.