This is a 3-part short course (held over three afternoons). Stata part 1 will offer an introduction to Stata basics. Part 2 will teach entering data in Stata, working with Stata do files, and will show how to append, sort, … Read more

This course will offer an introduction to SPSS and will demonstrate how to work with data saved in SPSS format. It will demonstrate how to work with SPSS syntax, how to create your own SPSS data files, and how to … Read more

Introduction to Data Mining and Machine Learning   Part of Data Matters: Data Science Short Course Series This course will introduce participants to a selection of the techniques used in data mining and machine learning in a hands-on, application-oriented way. … Read more

Introduction to Data Mining and Machine Learning   Part of Data Matters: Data Science Short Course Series This course will introduce participants to a selection of the techniques used in data mining and machine learning in a hands-on, application-oriented way. … Read more

Intermediate Programming in R   Part of Data Matters: Data Science Short Course Series The class provides students with a primer on the use of R for the writing of reproducible reports and presentations that easily embed R output using … Read more

Programming in R   Part of Data Matters: Data Science Short Course Series This class provides students with an introduction to basic programming techniques in R, a program with stronger object-oriented programming facilities than most statistical computing languages. The R … Read more

Programming in R   Part of Data Matters: Data Science Short Course Series This class provides students with an introduction to basic programming techniques in R, a program with stronger object-oriented programming facilities than most statistical computing languages. The R … Read more

Introduction to Big Data and Machine Learning for Survey Researchers and Social Scientists   Part of Data Matters: Data Science Short Course Series Data science, machine learning and big data are all the rage in many areas where decisions are … Read more

Working with Messy Data   Part of Data Matters: Data Science Short Course Series When working with data, one thing is fairly certain: data is rarely in an optimized format. A misplaced space here, or an extra comma there, can … Read more

Introduction to Effective Information Visualization   Part of Data Matters: Data Science Short Course Series Participants will learn how to clean and structure data; see how freely and commonly available software can be used to create effective visualizations; and learn … Read more