This class is designed to teach you the essential concepts of cutting edge methods in statistical analysis in the most practical and applied manner feasible. The main goal of the class is to broaden and deepen the student’s knowledge and ability to apply multivariate statistical techniques. Thus, after a quick statistics primer, we will start where you probably left off with quantitative methods: the multivariate regression model. We will elaborate the model and then dive into a range of topics, including but not limited to limited value dependent variables; factor analysis; scalar metrics and cluster analysis. The class will conclude with a very high level survey of some of the more advanced forms of regression analysis including panel data, duration/survival modeling, and multilevel modeling. Students learn how to manage and analyze data in R.