Monday, August 29, 2016

Free Mapping Online for the US and China - ICPSR Webinar

Free Mapping Online for the US and China
Join ICPSR for a webinar on Sep 19, 2016 at 1:00 PM EDT.
Register now!
This webinar will introduce “Free Mapping Online”, a new online map service distributed by the University of Michigan's Spatial Data Center and the China Data Center as a promotion for the spatial study of the US and China. This web-based spatial system offers tens of thousands of free live maps with data from US and China, including census data, business data, land use data, and nighttime data.

This workshop will discuss the data sources, data access, and options for mapping and outputs. It will show how users can make maps online with their own data (in Excel file) by uploading the data to the server without any GIS tools and experience. It will also discuss future directions for data expansion and sharing.

This webinar is free and open to the public.

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Quantitative Methodology Series - R workshop at UNCG

The Department of Mathematics & Statistics' Quantitative Methodology Series is kicking off this fall with an Introduction to R workshop. It will be offered Friday, Sept. 2 from 2:00-5:00 pm. For more information and to register: https://www.uncg.edu/mat/qms/  All UNCG faculty, staff, and student researchers are welcome to attend.

Thursday, August 18, 2016

New ICPSR project: Civic Learning, Engagement, and Action Data Sharing (CivicLEADS)

ICPSR is proud to announce the launch of Civic Learning, Engagement, and Action Data Sharing (CivicLEADS). Funded by a grant from the Spencer Foundation, CivicLEADS provides a centralized repository for data produced by the multi-disciplinary research surrounding civic education and action. Beyond facilitating the sharing and discovery of data, CivicLEADS seeks to create a learning community around civic education and engagement research.

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Free webinars through the Center for Open Science

Center for Open Science
Did you know the Center for Open Science offers free, regularly scheduled webinars on open, reproducible research practices?  Some upcoming topics include:
  • How to use the OSF to increase reproducibility and transparency
  • Using open statistical tools like JASP for reproducible analyses
  • Licensing your open content to enable reuse and get credit
  • New statistical practices to increase research rigor and replicability
Our next webinar: OSF 101
Tuesday, August 9, 2016 – 1p - 2p EST