Modelling Key Variables in Social Science Research
Research Seminar, Royal Statistical Society, 12 Errol Street, London EC1Y 8LX
Thursday 24th November (12:30 - 17:15) and Friday 25th November (09:00 - 13:00) 2011
An ESRC National Centre for Research Methods funded Collaborative activity. ESRC NCRM Lancaster-Warwick-Stirling Node, ESRC DSR E-Stat Node & ESRC DSR Data Management through e-Social Science Node.
A number of 'key variables' pervade social science analyses, for example occupation, education and ethnicity. The measurement and coding of variables related to these concepts, and their appropriate preparation for advanced statistical modelling, is not trivial. The focus of this research seminar will be to highlight the problems and issues associated with the operationalisation of key social science variables in advanced statistical modelling. The presentations showcase statistical modelling and will include examples of complex social science data, including longitudinal and hierarchical data structures. Advanced issues such as dealing with missing data appropriately will also feature.
Attendance at this meeting is FREE and includes lunch on both days.
We cannot pay travel or accommodation costs.
Registration is required and attendance will be strictly limited to 50 places.
Please contact Sharon Day via e-mail by 4th November 2011 (sharon.day@stir.ac.uk).
In your e-mail message, please state your name, job title, university affiliation and academic discipline.
Your place will be confirmed by 11th November 2011.
Research Presentations
Dr Paul Lambert, ESRC DSR Data Management through e-Social Science Node
'Modelling Key Variables in Social Science: The Contribution of e-Social Science'
Dr Juliet Stone, ESRC Centre for Population Change
'Modelling Socio-Economic Positions over the Lifecourse'
Dr Mark Tranmer, ESRC DSR e-Stat Node
'Modelling Social Networks'
Dr James Carpenter, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
'Modelling Key Variables with Missing Data'
Professor Vernon Gayle, ESRC NCRM Lancaster-Warwick-Stirling Node
'Modelling Parental Occupations and Filial Educational Attainment'
Dr Richard Zijdeman, University of Utrecht
'Modelling Key Historical Variables'
Roxanne Connelly, University of Stirling
'Modelling the Role of Cognitive Ability: Examples from the British Birth Cohorts'
Robert French, Institute of Education, University of London
'Modelling Home Backgrounds in Education'
Dr Marina Shapira, ESRC Centre for Population Change
'Modelling Cross-national Variation in Migration and Education'
Attendance at this meeting is FREE and includes lunch on both days.
We cannot pay travel or accommodation costs.
Registration is required and attendance will be strictly limited to 50 places.
Please contact Sharon Day via e-mail by 4th November 2011 (sharon.day@stir.ac.uk).
In your e-mail message, please state your name, job title, university affiliation and academic discipline.
Your place will be confirmed by 11th November 2011.
www.dames.org.uk/key_variables_seminar
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