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CSSI Workshop: Survival Analysis

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Social Sciences Research Building
Survival analysis is a statistical method used to analyze and predict the time until an event of interest, such as death or failure, occurs. This workshop introduces participants to the fundamental concepts and techniques used to analyze time-to-event data. Jon Davis, assistant professor in the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, will run the workshop.Register for the workshop here.
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From Draft to Impact: Strategies for Publishing in Leading Journals

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Social Sciences Research Building
Take your manuscript from draft to impact in this 8-hour in-person workshop hosted by the Center for Social Science Innovation and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.Presenter: Jamil Marques, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication.Date(s) and Time(s):Part 1: Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 1:00-5:00 PMPart 2: Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 1:00-5:00 PMIMPORTANT: Registering for this workshop enrolls you for both Part 1 and Part 2.Description: This workshop is...
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From Draft to Impact: Strategies for Publishing in Leading Journals

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Social Sciences Research Building
Take your manuscript from draft to impact in this 8-hour in-person workshop hosted by the Center for Social Science Innovation and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.Presenter: Jamil Marques, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication.Date(s) and Time(s):Part 1: Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 1:00-5:00 PMPart 2: Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 1:00-5:00 PMIMPORTANT: Registering for this workshop enrolls you for both Part 1 and Part 2.Description: This workshop is...

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CSSI Workshop: Introductory Time Series Analysis

Friday, April 25, 2025 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Social Sciences Research Building
This two-hour workshop introduces time series methods and shows their utility for examining social science data. Topics that will be covered include stationarity, ARIMA models, ADL/ECM models, and a brief introduction to more advanced time series models.Sara Mitchell, professor in the Department of Political Science, will run the workshop.Registration for this workshop is closed.
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Decoding Peer Review: A Guide to Reviewing Social Science Research Manuscripts

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Social Sciences Research Building
Are you a faculty member, staff researcher, or graduate student looking to enhance your peer review skills? Do you find reviewing to be challenging or time-consuming? Join us at the Center for Social Science Innovation for a workshop on best practices for reviewing manuscripts in the social sciences!This 90-minute workshop will provide you with practical guidance on assessing research quality, offering constructive feedback, and making meaningful contributions to the academic peer review process...

CSSI Workshop: Network Analysis

Thursday, April 3, 2025 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Social Sciences Research Building
This workshop on social network analysis offers participants an in-depth introduction to the principles and methodologies used to study the structure and dynamics of social networks. Attendees will explore concepts such as centrality and network density, and learn how to apply these in analyzing relationships within various social systems. Through hands-on exercises, participants will utilize software tools like Gephi or iGraph to visualize and interpret network data. The workshop aims to equip...

CSSI Workshop: Introduction to Multilevel Modeling

Friday, March 28, 2025 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Virtual
This workshop will discuss the basics of multilevel modeling. Participants will learn how nesting or clustering in data creates dependency not accounted for in general linear models. Multilevel models allow for additional research questions and account for the dependency due to nesting. This workshop will focus on the conceptual background of multilevel models, but resources will also be provided and discussed on the implementation of these models.  This will workshop will be held synchronously...

CSSI Workshop: Introduction to Data Visualization Using R

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Virtual
This workshop will introduce different kinds of graphics in R. Various data visualization examples will be demonstrated during the workshop. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to create and edit presentation or publication quality graphics (e.g., bar graphs, box plots, scatterplots) using R code. This is an introductory workshop appropriate for those with only basic familiarity with R. Participants will be asked to install R, RStudio, and required packages prior to the...
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