Introduction to Big Data and Machine Learning for Survey Researchers and Social Scientists with Trent Buskirk The amount of data generated as a by-product in society is growing fast including data from satellites, sensors, transactions, social media and … Read more
System Dynamics "Why do so many management and policy interventions fail? Why do many others fail to produce lasting results or even backfire and make problems worse? Why do some cities flourish while others stagnate and suffer from … Read more
R Open Labs Open labs are (mostly) unstructured workshops designed to help you learn R. Each week brief instruction will be provided, followed by time to practice, work together, ask questions and get help. Participants can join the lab … Read more
Introduction to Survey Weighting with Paul Biemer This course is an introduction to the basic concepts for weighting. It begins by defining the goals of weighting including weighting as a correction for differential selection probabilities, non-response and non-coverage. … Read more
R Open Labs Open labs are (mostly) unstructured workshops designed to help you learn R. Each week brief instruction will be provided, followed by time to practice, work together, ask questions and get help. Participants can join the lab … Read more
Introduction to Focus Groups with Emily Geisen Focus group interviews are commonly used for survey development, content development, and qualitative data collection to capture rich information about attitudes and beliefs that affect behavior. An overview of the basics … Read more
Introduction to Census Concepts Do you know that variables like income and educational attainment are no longer part of the decennial census? Do you understand the differences between the decennial long form methodology and that of the American … Read more
Making an Impact with Data Visualization Collecting data is now easier than it has ever been. But, as data becomes more prolific, datasets become larger and more complex. How do we find meaningful patterns in our data? How … Read more
Basics of Pulling Census Data Prerequisite: Introduction to Census Concepts or equivalent knowledge Hands-on workshop to help users understand the strengths of various Census data retrieval tools, both freely available ones and those to which the library … Read more
R Open Lab Open labs are (mostly) unstructured workshops designed to help you learn R. Each week brief instruction will be provided, followed by time to practice, work together, ask questions and get help. Participants can join the … Read more
