Introduction to Focus Groups

Room 219 Davis Library 208 Raleigh St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Focus group interviews are commonly used for survey development, content development, and qualitative data collection to capture rich information about attitudes and beliefs that affect behavior. An overview of the... Read more »

Smaller p-values and shorter confidence intervals via information sharing

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Auditorium (0001 Michael Hooker Research Center) Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Dr. Peter D. Hoff is a Professor of Statistical Science at Duke University and is visiting Biostatistics to talk about "Smaller p-values and shorter confidence intervals via information sharing." Learn... Read more »

Event Series Stata Course

Stata Course

Room 219 Davis Library 208 Raleigh St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This is a 3-part short course (held over three afternoons – 1/27, 1/28, 1/30). Stata part 1 will offer an introduction to Stata basics. Part 2 will teach entering data... Read more »

Event Series Stata Course

Stata Course

Room 219 Davis Library 208 Raleigh St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This is a 3-part short course (held over three afternoons – 1/27, 1/28, 1/30). Stata part 1 will offer an introduction to Stata basics. Part 2 will teach entering data... Read more »

Event Series Mixed Methods Workshop

Mixed Methods Workshop

Room 219 Davis Library 208 Raleigh St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This 2-day (1/29 & 1/31) course equips students to design, conduct, and critique mixed-method research. From a pragmatic perspective, we will explore the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of data collection methods, and evaluate strategies for combining them. We will focus on mixed-method research designs incorporating in-depth interviews, focus groups, participant observation, archival research,... Read more »

Event Series Stata Course

Stata Course

Room 219 Davis Library 208 Raleigh St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This is a 3-part short course (held over three afternoons – 1/27, 1/28, 1/30). Stata part 1 will offer an introduction to Stata basics. Part 2 will teach entering data... Read more »

Event Series Mixed Methods Workshop

Mixed Methods Workshop

Room 219 Davis Library 208 Raleigh St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This 2-day (1/29 & 1/31) course equips students to design, conduct, and critique mixed-method research. From a pragmatic perspective, we will explore the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of data collection methods, and evaluate strategies for combining them. We will focus on mixed-method research designs incorporating in-depth interviews, focus groups, participant observation, archival research,... Read more »

Event Series SPSS Training

SPSS Training

Room 219 Davis Library 208 Raleigh St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This 3-day (2/3, 2/5, and 2/6) course will offer an introduction to SPSS and will demonstrate how to work with data saved in SPSS format. It will demonstrate how to work with SPSS syntax, how to create your own SPSS data files, and how to convert data in other formats to SPSS. It will also... Read more »

Event Series SPSS Training

SPSS Training

Room 219 Davis Library 208 Raleigh St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This 3-day (2/3, 2/5, and 2/6) course will offer an introduction to SPSS and will demonstrate how to work with data saved in SPSS format. It will demonstrate how to... Read more »

Biostatistics Seminar with Emery Brown

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Auditorium (0001 Michael Hooker Research Center) Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Department of Biostatistics welcomes Dr. Emery Brown, Professor in Institute for Medical Engineering and Science at MIT. Professor Brown is an anesthesiologist-statistician whose experimental research has made important contributions... Read more »

Event Series SPSS Training

SPSS Training

Room 219 Davis Library 208 Raleigh St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This 3-day (2/3, 2/5, and 2/6) course will offer an introduction to SPSS and will demonstrate how to work with data saved in SPSS format. It will demonstrate how to work with SPSS syntax, how to create your own SPSS data files, and how to convert data in other formats to SPSS. It will also... Read more »

Usability Testing in Survey Research

Room 219 Davis Library 208 Raleigh St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Usability testing allows in-depth evaluation of how respondents and interviewers interact with questionnaires, particularly web and mobile surveys. Not all design guidelines work equally well for all surveys and all survey populations. Capabilities of computerized surveys are constantly emerging. It is critical for researchers to have the necessary tools to evaluate, test, and modify surveys... Read more »

More (single-cell) data, more (statistical) problems

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Auditorium (0001 Michael Hooker Research Center) Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Single-cell RNA-Seq(scRNA-seq) is the most widely used high-throughput technology to measure genome-wide gene expression at the single-cell level. However, single-cell data present unique challenges that have required the development of... Read more »

Text Analysis Using R

Room 219 Davis Library 208 Raleigh St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Text analysis is a promising new approach that uses machine learning to discover patterns, trends, and other information by using text as data. Participants will develop the skills and understanding... Read more »