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February 2022
Software Development For Research: Best Practices for Coding Styles
Software development and computer programming is increasingly a major part of scientific research. Having a consistent coding style and following basic best practices used in the industry can help make…
Reading and discussion group: Spatial Analysis in Social Sciences
This reading group moderated by consultants from CSCAR will focus on spatial analysis especially as practiced in social sciences. We will meet for 1.5 to 2 hours every month on…
Introduction to Stata: Data Manipulation
This is a series of workshops designed to introduce participants to the Stata software. No prior experience with Stata is required. The sections are: Section 1: The Basics of Stata…
March 2022
Software Development For Research: Version Control Principles
Software development and computer programming is increasingly a major part of scientific research. Projects can quickly grow, and it can be difficult to manage changes, especially if multiple programmers are…
Reading and discussion group: Spatial Analysis in Social Sciences
This reading group moderated by consultants from CSCAR will focus on spatial analysis especially as practiced in social sciences. We will meet for 1.5 to 2 hours every month on…
Software Development For Research: Git for Collaborative Development
This is a continuation of the previous workshop "Software Development For Research: Version Control Principles". Now, having learned the basics of version control, we will see how to use the…
April 2022
Software Development For Research: Team-Based Programming Management
Software development and computer programming is increasingly a major part of scientific research. When small or large teams are involved in coding the same project, it’s a good idea to…
May 2022
Data Scraping With The Twitter Decahose At The University of Michigan
Social media platforms are a rich source for data. The University of Michigan collects data with the Twitter Decahose, maintaining an archive of 10% of tweets made from the past…
A Beginner’s Guide To Web Scraping With Python
There's a ton of data on the web! You can collect it by using "web scraping!" But what is web scraping? And how do you do it? This workshop is…
August 2022
Introduction to Julia for Statisticians and Data Scientists – Day 1
This three-part workshop will give an overview of the Julia language for conducting data analyses and managing data. The workshop assumes no prior experience with Julia, but participants should have…
