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2008 Schedule

Four-Week Courses

First Session: June 23-July 18

Lectures

11am-noon
Mathematics for Social Scientists I
Mathematics for Social Scientists II

1pm-2:30pm
Introduction to Computing
Blalock Lectures: Advanced Topics in Social Research

5:30pm-7:30pm
Statistical Computing Using R/S (June 24-July 3)

Workshops

9am-11am
Quantitative Historical Analysis
Maximum Likelihood Estimation for Generalized Linear Models

9am-1 pm
Game Theory: Basic and Advanced Topics

12:30pm-2:30pm
Quantitative Analysis of Crime and Criminal Justice
Methodological Issues in Quantitative Research on Race and Ethnicity

2:30pm-4:30pm
Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis I
Regression Analysis I: Introduction
Regression Analysis II: Linear Models
Regression Analysis III: Advanced Methods
Introduction to Applied Bayesian Modeling for the Social Sciences
Advanced Multivariate Statistical Methods
Rational Choice Theories of Politics and Society

Second Session: July 21-August 15

Lectures

8:30am-10am
Introduction to Computing (July 22-August 1)

9am-10am
Complex Systems Models in the Social Sciences

noon-1pm
Review/Introductory Lectures on Matrix Algebra (July 22-August 8)

6pm-8pm
Blalock Lectures: Advanced Topics in Social Research

Workshops

10am-noon
Regression Analysis II: Linear Models
Simultaneous Equation Models
Longitudinal Analysis

1pm-3pm
Advanced Topics in Maximum Likelihood Estimation
Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis II
Time Series Analysis
Advanced Bayesian Models for the Social Sciences

3pm-5pm
Categorical Analysis
Structural Equation Models With Latent Variables

Three- to Five-Day Workshops

  • June 2-6 Integrating Biomarkers Into Population-Based Research (Chapel Hill, NC)
  • June 2-6 Panel Data Analysis Using Stata
  • June 9-12 Analyzing Developmental Trajectories (Amherst, MA)
  • June 9-13 Categorical Data Analysis: Models for Binary, Ordinal, Nominal, and Count Outcomes
  • June 13-15 Network Analysis: An Accelerated Introduction
  • June 16-18 Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys (CPES)
  • June 16-20 Latent Trajectory/Growth Curve Analysis (Chapel Hill, NC)
  • June 16-20 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods
  • June 23-27 Analyzing Multilevel and Mixed Models Using Stata
  • June 23-27 Hierarchical Linear Models I: Introduction (Amherst, MA)
  • June 23-27 Introduction to Applied Bayesian Statistics for Social Scientists (Chapel Hill, NC)
  • July 7-9 Examining Child Outcomes and Well-being in Early Care and Education Settings
  • July 7-10 Hierarchical Linear Models II: Special Topics
  • July 9-11 Designing, Conducting, and Analyzing Field Experiments (New Haven, CT)
  • July 14-18 Introduction to Spatial Regression Analysis (Bloomington, IN)
  • July 21-23 Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study
  • July 21-25 Network Analysis: An Introduction
  • July 21-25 Structural Equation Models and Latent Variables: An Introduction
  • July 24-25 Using Secondary Data for Analysis of Marriage and Family
  • August 11-15 Providing Social Science Data Services: Strategies for Design and Operation
  • August 11-15 Introduction to Multilevel Models Using SAS (Chapel Hill, NC)

Please note: Four-week courses will not meet on the following dates:

  • June 23 (first-session registration)
  • July 4 (holiday)
  • July 21 (no morning classes for second-session registration)
  • August 15 (last day of second session).

Also note that all 3- to 5-day workshops meet eight hours per day, usually 9am to 5pm, unless otherwise indicated.