The Quantitative Methods Seminar is a monthly event for SoHE graduate students and faculty that will cover a variety of topics related to quantitative methods. Each meeting will address a specific topic, ranging from the application of specific quantitative methods to workshopping in-progress ideas to maximizing the resources available on campus.
2024-25 Schedule
2024-25 schedule
| Topic | Presenter | Date | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quant Methods courses and resources at UW | Dr. Ben Fisher, Dr. Russell Dimond | September 6th | |
| Meta-Analysis | Dr. Ben Fisher | October 4th | |
| Grad Student Panel: Quantitative Lessons Learned | Grad Students | November 1st | Google Doc |
| Survey Design | Dr. Jen Dykema | December 6th | |
| The Synthetic Control Method | Dr. Taylor Odle | February 7th | Synthetic Control Presentation |
| Open Science | Dr. Tamkinat Rauf | March 14th | |
| Heirarchical Linear Modeling | Dr. Chris Saldana | April 4th |
Campus Resources
- Social Science Computing Cooperative – one-on-one support, workshops, and computing resources. Free to Human Ecology graduate students
- Software Training for Students – technology training service run by DoIT offering workshops and 1-on-1 trainings
- Introductory Quantitative Methods Courses
- Consumer Science (CNSR SCI 768)
- Educational Psychology (ED PSYCH 760 & 761)
- Agricultural & Applied Economics (AAE 636 & 637)
- Sociology (SOC 360, 361, 362)
- Past syllabi available online
External Trainings & Resources
- Statistical Horizons – online statistics courses
- CenterStat – online statistics workshops
- ICPSR – comprehensive summer program in statistical and quantitative methods at the University of Michigan
- Office of Advanced Research Computing – UCLA statistics and data analytics support
- Consortium for the Advancement of Research Methods & Analysis – Texas Tech quantitative methods professional organization
- Penn State Quantitative Development Tutorials – demonstrations of quantitative techniques
- Quant Fish – on-demand trainings on statistical methods
- Quantitude Podcast with Patrick Curran & Greg Hancock
Books
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The open handbook of experience sampling methodology: A step-by-step guide to designing, conducting, and analyzing ESM studies (2nd ed.) by Inez Myin-Germeys and Peter Kuppens
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Intensive Longitudinal Methods: An Introduction to Diary and Experience Sampling Research by Niall Bolger and Jean-Philippe Laurenceau
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Handbook of Research Methods for Studying Daily Life by Matthias Mehl and Tamlin Connor
Seminar Archive
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2023-2024
| Topic | Presenter | Date | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navigating quantitative classes and resources at UW | Dr. Ben Fisher, Civil Society & Community Studies | September 8th, 2023 | Slides |
| Spatial Data Visualization | Dr. Megan Bea, Consumer Science | October 6th, 2023 | n/a |
| Collaborative Consultation--bring your quant methods questions! | Dr. Ben Fisher, Civil Society & Community Studies | November 3rd, 2023 | n/a |
| Intensive Longitudinal Methods | Dr. Margaret Kerr, Human Development & Family Studies | December 1st, 2023 | n/a |
| Quasi-Experimental Designs | Dr. Yiwei Zhang, Consumer Science | February 2nd, 2024 | Resources |
| Growth Curve Modeling | Dr. Joshua Brown, Human Development & Family Studies | March 8, 2024 | Materials will be shared following the session |
| Power Analysis | Dr. Riser, Human Development & Family Studies | April 5th, 2024 | Resources |
| Collaborative Consultation--bring your quant methods questions! | Dr. Ben Fisher, Civil Society & Community Studies | May 3rd, 2024 | Materials will be shared following the session |