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Developing Analyzing Political Science Statistics Class

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I would like to propose a class entitled Analyzing Political Science Statistics, that would be offered through the Statistics Department as an Honors College class. This class would prepare students to analyze the types of statistics they would be looking at if they worked for a government agency or an agency that prepared statistics about topics, such as a president's approval rating. This class would add variety to the math classes that are offered by the Honors College since most of the math classes tend to be classes that are offered to all University of South Carolina students, but at an Honors College level.
The targeted group of students for this class would students who have declared a major in statistics or political science; however, any Honors College student would be encouraged to take this class. This would be a good math class for students who have declared a major in political science to take, as this math class would focus on applying statistical skills to topics that are relevant to their major. Statistics majors who would like to work for government agencies or organizations, such as Gallup, would gain experience calculating statistics that are similar to the statistics they would be calculating once they graduate and secure a job with one of these organizations. The students who take this class would also have the opportunity to conduct their own statistical research project. This project would act as a final exam and would allow the students to apply

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