Course Schedule

Schedule

Week Date (Date) Topic Important Dates
1 T (1/3) No class; Monday schedule
1 Th (1/5) Introductions; Types of knowledge and the rhetoric of science
2 T (1/10) Types of empirical studies
2 Th (1/12) Controls, demand characteristics and path diagrams. HW1 Due
3 T (1/17) Sampling
3 Th (1/19) Measurement scales and transforming data HW2 Due
4 T (1/24) Descriptive Statistics; measures of central tendency
4 Th (1/26) What does it mean to be significant? HW3 Due
5 T (1/31) Correlational studies in music research Midterms Due
5 Th (2/2) Correlation and regression in music research HW4 Due
6 T (2/7) Midterm Meetings
6 Th (2/9) Clustering, PCAs, and MDS. (and the crazy world of attribution and authorship studies!) HW5 Due
7 T (2/14) Modeling and simulations
7 Th (2/16) Modeling and simulations (continued). HW6 Due
8 T (2/21) Bayesian vs. Frequentist theories First Draft of Final Project Due
8 Th (2/23) Bayesian vs. Frequentist theories HW7 Due
9 T (2/28) Critical Data Theory, Data Ethics Peer Reviews Due
9 Th (3/2) Critical Data Theory, Data Ethics HW8 Due
10 T (3/7) Individual Meetings
10 Th (3/9) Final Presentations Final Presentations (Final Papers due on Friday, 3/10)