46  Outline

Pre-reading (Monday/Tuesday)

• Introduction to time-series analysis

• Exploratory time-series analysis

• Stationarity and differencing

In-class (Wednesday)

• Introduction to time-series analysis: practical

• Exploratory time-series analysis: practical

• Stationarity and differencing: practical

Post-reading (Thursday/Friday)

• Validity and internal validity

• External and construct validity

• Criterion validity

• Addressing validity concerns in the analytical process