Interdisciplinary PhD in Political Science and Statistics


Requirements:
Students must complete their primary program’s degree requirements along with the IDPS requirements. Statistics requirements must not unreasonably impact performance or progress in a student’s primary degree program.

Grade Requirements:  B- in all required coursework (see options below)

PhD Earned on Completion: Political Science and Statistics

IDPS/Political Science Chair: Naoki Egami

Seminar

IDS.190Doctoral Seminar in Statistics – *only available in Fall*

Probability (pick one)

6.7700 (6.436)Fundamentals of Probability
18.675Theory of Probability

Statistics (pick one)

6.7730Modern Mathematical Statistics
18.655Mathematical Statistics
18.6501Fundamentals of Statistics
IDS.160Mathematical Statistics – A Non-Asymptotic Approach

Computation & Statistics (pick one)

14.380/14.381Statistical Methods in Economics/Estimation and Inference for Linear Causal and Structural Models
6.7900 (6.867)Machine Learning
9.520 [J]Statistical Learning Theory and Applications

Data Analysis (pick one)

17.802Quantitative Research Methods II:  Causal Inference
17.804Quantitative Research Methods III: Generalized Linear Models and Extensions