SDA is an online (Web-based) data analysis tool developed at UC Berkeley and offered by ICPSR. In this webinar, we will introduce the tool, locate studies that have this option, and demonstrate how to use it. This tool is offered on select studies that are freely available and those limited to ICPSR members-only access.
This webinar is open to the public - please share this invitation with any who may be interested.
To register: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/886620306
Title: ICPSR Webinar: Analyze Data Online on Demand - an Introduction to SDA!
Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.
System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista
Macintosh-based attendees
Required: Mac OSX 10.4 (Tiger) or newer
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Secondary Data Research Resources February 11, 2009
Date: February 11, 2009
Time: 12:00 - 1:00p.m.
Place: Gasson 9
Registration: To sign up for a tutorial, please send email to researchservices@bc.edu with the name of the tutorial.
Co-taught by:
Rani Dalgin, ITS, Research Services and Barbara Mento, Data/GIS Librarian
Details: Boston College offers many sources and repositories of data for secondary research in the social sciences, education, nursing, economics, business and other disciplines. This workshop is particularly geared to researchers who need to access, analyze and manipulate data from BC's subscription data repositories. This tutorial will help you: find the data you need for your research or class project; learn about the Boston College collection of data resources in the Statistical Data Catalog; and how to download the data onto your desktop, including how to import into quantitative analytical tools such as SPSS. Get a tour of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, a data archive that includes over 5,000 datasets. We will also discuss the library’s guides to key Business, Economics, Education, Health, and General U.S. and cross-national data sources. Topics may be customized based on attendees’ research interests.
Time: 12:00 - 1:00p.m.
Place: Gasson 9
Registration: To sign up for a tutorial, please send email to researchservices@bc.edu with the name of the tutorial.
Co-taught by:
Rani Dalgin, ITS, Research Services and Barbara Mento, Data/GIS Librarian
Details: Boston College offers many sources and repositories of data for secondary research in the social sciences, education, nursing, economics, business and other disciplines. This workshop is particularly geared to researchers who need to access, analyze and manipulate data from BC's subscription data repositories. This tutorial will help you: find the data you need for your research or class project; learn about the Boston College collection of data resources in the Statistical Data Catalog; and how to download the data onto your desktop, including how to import into quantitative analytical tools such as SPSS. Get a tour of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, a data archive that includes over 5,000 datasets. We will also discuss the library’s guides to key Business, Economics, Education, Health, and General U.S. and cross-national data sources. Topics may be customized based on attendees’ research interests.
Demographic Analysis with ArcGIS: Geostatistics on February 9th, 2009
Date: Monday, February 9th, 2009Location: O'Neill 245
Time: 2:00 - 3:30
Registration
To sign up for a tutorial, please send email to researchservices@bc.edu with the name of the tutorial that you are interested in attending.
Co-taught by:
Constantin Andronache, ITS Research Services and
Barbara Mento,Data/GIS Librarian
Details: The focus of this workshop will be on the use of ArcGIS to analyze demographic data. The session will highlight GIS data available for research and include demonstrations of ArcGIS using cases based on Census and related data. GIS is an analysis tool which complements other quantitative methods used to analyze population data. The data that the Census Bureau collects during the decennial census and other population surveys has grown extensively over the years and has become an important resource for researchers and government agencies. Besides providing the basis for congressional redistricting, Census data are used in many other ways. Since 1975, the Census Bureau has had responsibility to produce small-area population data needed to redraw state legislative and congressional districts. Other important uses of Census data include the distribution of funds for government programs; planning the right locations for schools, roads, and other public facilities; helping real estate agents and potential residents learn about a neighborhood; and identifying trends over time that can help predict future needs. Most Census data are available for many levels of geography, including states, counties, cities and towns, ZIP codes, census tracts and blocks.
Census data and GIS applications are used by community planners, marketing, managers, scientists and researchers in education, economists, sociologists, social workers, health care managers, librarians, and data administrators.
International population data are available also to address demographic issues in a specific country, at regional or at global scale. We will discuss these resources with those interested. No prior knowledge of ArcGIS is required.
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