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ICPSR — Machine Learning: Applications and Opportunities in Social Science Research (VIRTUAL)

219 Davis Library 208 Raleigh Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The field of machine learning is most commonly associated with “big data”: how we can use massive datasets to make better predictions about things like credit card fraud, Netflix recommendations, and the like. Though machine learning has been most influential … Read more

StoryMaps and Web Mapping with ArcGIS Online (ONLINE)

Online NC, United States

Creating maps for the web is an excellent way to visualize information and communicate research. Attend this online workshop to learn how fun it can be to make sharable, interactive maps. ArcGIS Online is a popular web mapping platform used … Read more

Academic Publishing 101: From Idea to Article…and Beyond (ONLINE)

219 Davis Library 208 Raleigh Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This course will be offered via ZOOM only. Although graduate school teaches you many things, many Ph.D. students complete their dissertations having never been fully trained in academic publishing. How does academic publishing actually work? Where should you publish your … Read more

SAS

219 Davis Library 208 Raleigh Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This is a four-part course. SAS part 1 of 4 will give an introduction to the SAS system and SAS windows. Topics to be covered include: creating and saving SAS programs reading in data from simple and complex text data … Read more

Making an Impact with Data Visualization (ONLINE)

Online NC, United States

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 can we communicate those patterns to others? Data … Read more

Methods for Cross-Cultural Research (ONLINE)

Online NC, United States

This course will be offered via ZOOM only. Methods for Cross-Cultural Research is an ONLINE 2.5 hour short-course focused on designing and implementing social science research cross-culturally, with a particular emphasis on collecting interview data. In the face of increasing … Read more

ArcGIS Pro for Beginners (ONLINE)

Online NC, United States

ArcGIS Pro is one of the most widely used GIS software platforms, with a range of applications that include business analytics, natural and health sciences, transportation, and more. Its suite of tools offers capabilities for analytics and data science, automation, … Read more

Event Series Stata (ONLINE)

Stata (ONLINE)

Online NC, United States

This course is via ZOOM only. This is an online 3-part short course (held over three afternoons - 9/14, 9/16, and 9/17). Stata part 1 will offer an introduction to Stata basics. Part 2 will teach entering data in Stata, … Read more

Event Series Stata (ONLINE)

Stata (ONLINE)

Online NC, United States

This course is via ZOOM only. This is an online 3-part short course (held over three afternoons - 9/14, 9/16, and 9/17). Stata part 1 will offer an introduction to Stata basics. Part 2 will teach entering data in Stata, … Read more

Tableau I Discussion (ONLINE)

Online NC, United States

Tableau is a user-friendly software application used to create static or interactive visualizations and dashboards. Examples can be found here. Tableau’s drag-and-drop interface provides tools to build a variety of visualizations with no coding required, and visualizations can be embedded … Read more