Patrick T. Brandt is an Assistant Professor of Political Science in the School of Social Science at the University of Texas at Dallas. He has published in the American Journal of Political Science" and "Political Analysis". He teaches courses in social science research methods and social science statistics. His current research focuses on the development and application of time series models to the study of political institutions, political economy, and international relations. He received an A.B. (1990) in Government from the College of William and Mary, an M.S. (1997) in Mathematical Methods...