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27-28 May 2021 On behalf of the Scientific and Organising Committees we are pleased to inform you that contributions are now accepted for the Twelfth Workshop on “Bayesian Inference in Stochastic Processes (BISP12)”which will be held ONLINE on 27-28 ...
We look forward to hearing from students to join our MSc in Statistics programmes in the academic year 2021-2022. The MSc in Statistics programmes provide outstanding training both in theoretical and applied statistics.Statistics is a dynamic and t...
Data Science, Statistics & Visualisation (DSSV) and the European Conference on Data Analysis (ECDA) are a joint virtual conference aimed at bringing together researchers and practitioners interested in the interplay of statistics, computer scienc...
Online, 10:00 - 11:00 BST Does your research involve human participants? This means your research will require ethical approval. Do you know the difference between types of consent, for example consent for research participation and consen...
Online, 09:30 - 13:00 BST Would you like to know more about using the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and Annual Population survey (APS) in research? This free half-day online workshop will give background information needed to work with LFS and...
This course is aimed at statisticians and data scientists already familiar with a dynamic programming language (such as R, Python or Octave). Scala is a free modern, powerful, strongly-typed, functional programming language. In particular, it is fast...
Online, 11:00 - 12:30 BST Secondary analysis is a great way to get experience working with data without having to go into the field. This free workshop, organised by the UK Data Service, will take you through the research process of a seco...
OverviewBayesian statistics have become very popular in recent years. Modern software has made this possible and Bayesian methods are now applied in a wide range of scientific application areas from medicine to ecology. This course provides an introd...
Online, 11:00 - 12:00 BST This is a webinar designed to give participants a virtual tour of ReShare, where you will learn everything you need to know in order to archive data using our self-deposit repository. If you are an ESRC grant ho...
Online, 11:00 - 12:30 BST Scientific research and teaching is increasingly influenced by computational tools, methods and paradigms. The social sciences are no different, with many new forms of social data only available or practical throu...
Online, 10:00 - 11:00 BST Data management is essential to make sure that well organised, well documented, high quality and shareable research data result from our research projects. The introductory webinars on Data Management Basics are i...
Online, 18.00 - 19.30 BST Some questions come up again and again in relation to data industries. Questions like: Should I learn R or Python?How reproducible should my work be? What steps should I take to make it so?Does SQL have a place in Da...
Online, 11:00 - 12:00 BST This introductory session is intended for researchers and anyone who wants to learn about research data management. Data management is essential to make sure that well organised, well documented, high quality and ...
Monday 26 - Tuesday 27 April 2021 The course is not related to any specific area of research. No experience or previous knowledge to R is required to attend this course. Course Tutor: Krupa Shukla This course has been approved by the Royal College of...
Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 May 2021 (half-days) This is a practical PC-based course, focussing on how to build a program from scratch: issues to be considered before writing a code and basic steps a programmer should follow to successfully find a solut...
Online, 11:00 - 12:30 BST Participants will learn about the key issues to consider when using secondary data analysis as a method. The introductory session will briefly cover the pros and cons of reusing data and the importance of learning...
Social Media content is of increasing interest in Social Science research. Blog histories and Timelines can provide insights as to how exposure to social media itself might be influencing the individual. In this free webinar, organised by the UK Da...
OverviewMixed modelling is a modern and powerful data analysis tool for modelling clustered data, typically used for modelling data collected in trials where the levels of a factor are considered to be a random selection from a wider pool, or in the ...
The benefit of using a programming language such as R is that we can automate repetitive tasks. This course covers the fundamental techniques such as functions, for loops and conditional expressions. By the end of this course, you will understand wha...
OverviewSurvival data arise in many medical areas. Examples include time to death after an operation, time to recovery from an accident, and duration of pain relief. One particular aspect of time-to-event data is censoring, where the time to an event...
The process of anonymisation is essential in order to protect the identities of research participants and comply with ethical and legal standards. Before sharing/archiving/publishing data, you should ensure that all identifying and disclosive informa...
15 April 2021Online, 11:00 - 12:00 BST This introductory webinar is intended for anyone who wants to hear about finding data from the UK Data Service. Participants will be given a practical overview of the tools that the service provides, particul...
The digital revolution brings an explosion of data with significant value for businesses, science, and society. As data becomes larger and more complex, extracting useful quantitative insights becomes more challenging. The Barcelona GSE Master's Prog...
OverviewRegression is a powerful technique for studying relationships between quantitative variables. Summarising relationships by the most appropriate equation (modelling) is very quick when using a statistical package. It is also easy to progress f...
OverviewChoosing an appropriate sample size is a common problem and should be given due consideration in any research proposal, as an inadequate sample size invariably leads to wasted resources. Hence objective sample size determination is increasing...
Faculty Positions in the Innovations and Impact of Artificial Intelligence School of Arts and Sciences Ahmedabad University The School of Arts and Sciences at Ahmedabad University is inviting applications for faculty positions in ‘Innovations and ...
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