cbsag123 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 I've seen many posts of people talking about having a quant background when applying for polisci phd programs. what exactly is a quant program? is having taken some econ classes considered a quant background? or is a econ minor? what about stats/methodology classes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutsch1997bw Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Could take a variety of forms. I, for example, have taken courses in quantitative research methods. I'm also proficient in R, a programming language. Others might have taken classes in econometrics. That would certainly qualify as quantitative training, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbsag123 Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 I have taken classes in quantitative research methods as well and I'd consider myself to be proficient in R too. I also took intro econ classes, but I've never taken any stats classes. Would that be considered a decent quant background? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutsch1997bw Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 I would say so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExponentialDecay Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 depends on the methodological focus of your program (some are quanty; some are very quanty) and your research agenda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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