Upcoming Events

  • Analyzing Developmental Trajectories

    Dr. Daniel Nagin, Carnegie-Mellon University

    Mon 3rd, June 2013 - Wed 5th, June 2013
    9:00am - 5:00pm
    University of Massachusetts, Amherst

    A developmental trajectory describes the course of a behavior over age or time. This two and a half days workshop aims to provide participants with the training to apply a group-based method for analyzing developmental trajectories. 

  • Hierarchical Linear Models I: Introduction

    Dr. Aline Sayer, University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Dr. Mark Manning, Wayne State University

    Mon 10th, June 2013 - Fri 14th, June 2013
    9:00am - 5:00pm
    University of Massachusetts, Amherst

    The hierarchical linear model (HLM) provides a conceptual framework and a flexible set of analytic tools to study a variety of social, political, and developmental processes. One set of applications focuses on data in which persons are clustered within social contexts, such as couples, families, schools, neighborhoods, or organizations.

  • The Workflow of Data Analysis using Stata

    Scott Long, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Statistics, Indiana University

    Mon 17th, June 2013 - Fri 21st, June 2013
    9:00am - 5:00pm
    University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

    This intensive workshop deals with the workflow of data analysis. Workflow encompasses the entire process of scientific research: planning, documenting, and organizing your work; creating, labeling, naming, and verifying variables; performing and presenting statistical analyses; preserving your work; and, critically, producing replicable results. Most classes in statistics focus on estimating and interpreting models. In "real world" research, these activities often involve less than 10% of the total work. This workshop is about the other 90% of the work.