Data Wrangling: Day 2 Do you have data that you need to clean up and manipulate? Want to learn R? This two-day workshop will help you start working with data in R. (Familiarity with R is not required) Day 2 … Read more

Applied Spatial Regression Analysis This short course provides an introduction to the field of spatial regression modeling. When analyzing data aggregated to geographic areas (e.g., census data for counties), a fresh set of issues arise that are not present in … Read more

Applied Spatial Regression Analysis   This short course provides an introduction to the field of spatial regression modeling. When analyzing data aggregated to geographic areas (e.g., census data for counties), a fresh set of issues arise that are not present … Read more

This class has been CANCELLED.   This workshop will cover strategies for obtaining visual displays of quantitative information. We will discuss ways to, quite literally, look at data and statistical models in pictorial form. This is important because graphical representations … Read more

ICPSR – Bayesian Latent Variable Analysis   This workshop will focus on a variety of commonly used latent variable techniques from the Bayesian perspective. The Bayesian paradigm is, in many ways, superior to classic techniques for estimating models with latent … Read more

ICPSR – Machine Learning for the Analysis of Text as Data   Quantitative analysis of digitized text represents an exciting and challenging frontier of data science across a broad spectrum of disciplines. From the analysis of physicians’ notes to identify … Read more

This Course has been CANCELLED   The Growth Mixture Model (GMM) is an extension of the Latent Growth Curve Model (LGCM) that identifies distinct subgroups of growth trajectories and allows individuals to vary around subgroup-specific mean trajectories. Conventional growth modeling … Read more

Logistic Regression This short course provides an introduction to logistic regression. Model specification, identification, estimation, hypothesis-testing, and interpretation of results are covered. Software to estimate these models is discussed, but not demonstrated. This is not a course on software, but … Read more

An Introduction to Conducting Experiments in the Social Sciences This one-day course will provide a basic introduction to conducting experimental research in the social sciences. With an eye towards pragmatics, this course will teach participants about the experimental life cycle … Read more

ICPSR – Qualitative Research Methods   This workshop presents strategies for analyzing and making sense of qualitative data. Both descriptive and interpretive qualitative studies will be discussed, as will more defined qualitative approaches such as grounded theory, narrative analysis, and … Read more