This course is designed to assist students in developing a basic understanding of qualitative and quantitative data analysis and interpretation in the social sciences. Background knowledge of statistics is not required for taking this course. This course offers a broad overview of principles in research design and introduces some fundamental research methods. The course covers the logic of research question, framing of research story, and selection of research techniques such as survey, experimentation, and quantitative analysis. The course serves as an introduction to research, helping translate general research interests into a well-defined research question, design a study to investigate it and interpret the results to give research/political inferences. Enrolment is restricted to students admitted to BSc in Quantitative Social Analysis from 2022-23 and onwards.