Description

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Real Stats: Using Econometrics for Political Science and Public Policy offers an engaging and practical introduction to statistical analysis for introduction to statistical analysis for political science, public policy, and law. Grounded in contemporary causal inference, the text invites students to see how statistical tools can help answer important and interesting questions. This emphasis on practical applications, combined with a lively and conversational narrative, provides students with a solid foundation in the analytical tools they will use throughout their academic and professional careers.

About the Author

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Michael A. Bailey is the Colonel William J. Walsh Professor of American Government in the Department of Government and McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. He directs Georgetown's Massive Data Institute and the McCourt School's Data Science for Public Policy Program. He is the author of several books, including Real Econometrics: The Right Tools to Answer Important Questions, Second Edition (OUP, 2019).