Dates: Monday, May 23 - Friday, May 27, 2016
Morning Session | 10:00am - 12:00pm
Afternoon Session | 1:00pm - 3:00pm+
Location: Sherrerd 101 (May 23-26); Corwin 127 (May 27)
Instructor: Will Lowe & Hubert Jin

Over the last decade, both the variety and amount of data available to social scientists have expanded. These new data sources include administrative records e.g., voter files, campaign finance and lobbying records, geo-referenced data e.g., satellite maps, geocoded event data, and texts e.g., speeches, court rulings, legislative...

Dates: Sunday, January 24 - Friday, January 29, 2016
Morning Session | 10:00am - 12:00pm
Afternoon Session | 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Bendheim Center Room 103
Instructors:  Elisha Cohen and Ted Enamorado

This camp will prepare students for POL 572 and other quantitative analysis courses offered in the Politics department and elsewhere. Although participation in this camp is completely voluntary, the materials covered in this camp are a pre-requisite for POL 572. Students will learn the basics of statistical programming using R, an open-source...

Dates: Tuesday, May 26 - Friday, May 29, 2015
Morning Session | 10:00am - 11:30am
Afternoon Session | 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Location: Sherrerd Hall 101
Instructor: Hubert Jin

Over the last decade, both the variety and amount of data available to social scientists have expanded. These new data sources include administrative records (e.g., voter files, campaign finance and lobbying records), geo-referenced data (e.g., satellite maps, geocoded event data), and texts (e.g., speeches, court rulings, legislative bills). Many of these data sources can be accessed through the World...