Workshop Schedule

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Manipulating Data with Stata (806 Oswald, from Sep 17, 2009 12:00 PM to Sep 17, 2009 01:00 PM)

 

Literature Searching (806 Oswald (computer lab), from Oct 01, 2009 12:00 PM to Oct 01, 2009 01:00 PM)

This workshop will introduce you to techniques for searching and obtaining demographic literature, including published articles and books, as well as 'grey' literature such as reports and working papers. We will briefly discuss importing bibliographic records to EndNote and RefWorks.

Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students (601K Ford Building, from Oct 02, 2009 12:15 PM to Oct 02, 2009 01:15 PM)

Learn where and how to search for funding opportunities and get tips on proposal writing.

Literature Searching (806 Oswald, from Oct 07, 2009 12:00 PM to Oct 07, 2009 01:00 PM)

This workshop will introduce you to techniques for searching and obtaining demographic literature, including published articles and books, as well as 'grey' literature such as reports and working papers. We will briefly discuss importing bibliographic records to EndNote and RefWorks.

Design Effects: What are they and how do they affect your analysis? (302 Pond Lab, from Oct 13, 2009 12:00 PM to Oct 13, 2009 01:30 PM)

PRI Methodology Focus 2009 Featured Speaker

Using the AddHealth (605 Oswald Tower, from Oct 14, 2009 12:00 PM to Oct 14, 2009 01:00 PM)

The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) is a longitudinal survey of adolescents in grade 7 -12 in the U.S. during the 1994-95 school year. Survey topics on health, relationships, school, social and economic behavior data are collected in 4 waves. This workshop will give a brief overview of the survey and the data available.

Organizing Citations and Creating Bibliographies with EndNote (806 Oswald (computer lab), from Oct 22, 2009 12:00 PM to Oct 22, 2009 01:00 PM)

Learn how to use the powerful citation management features of EndNote - including importing citations from files and online databases, organizing your citations, using EndNote to "cite while you write," and using EndNote Web to collaborate.

Organizing Citations and Creating Bibliographies with EndNote (Section 2) (806 Oswald, from Oct 28, 2009 12:00 PM to Oct 28, 2009 01:00 PM)

Learn how to use the powerful citation management features of EndNote - including importing citations from files and online databases, organizing your citations, using EndNote to "cite while you write," and using EndNote Web to collaborate.

Research Involving Analysis of Human Participant Data (406 Oswald, from Nov 05, 2009 12:00 PM to Nov 05, 2009 01:00 PM)

Tracie Kahler and Laura Young from Penn State's Office for Research Protections will discuss IRB requirements for research using secondary data (public and restricted).

Geospatial Data Resources (806 Oswald, from Nov 19, 2009 12:00 PM to Nov 19, 2009 01:00 PM)

Students will learn about different geospatial resources available to them and how to bring this data into GIS for integrated analysis with other types of information.

Comparison of Statistical Packages (406 Oswald, from Dec 03, 2009 12:00 PM to Dec 03, 2009 01:00 PM)

In this workshop I will compare the syntax, strengths, and weaknesses of various statistical packages: SAS, SPSS, Stata, and R. Mplus and the AMOS package will be touched upon as well.