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Google Doc: 2020-03-13 The Basics of Excel: Part 2
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Workshop: The Basics of Excel: Part 2
March 13, 2020
Author:
Juliet Flores Wilson
Workshop: Text Data Mining and Publishing
March 12, 2020
Author:
Stacy Reardon, Rachael Samberg
Join Zoom link: https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/353443304
Google Doc: 2020-03-12 Text Data Mining and Publishing
Working Group Session: Berkeley Digital Humanities Working Group [Postponed until April]
March 11, 2020
Author:
Adam G. Anderson, Stacy Reardon
The Berkeley Digital Humanities Working Group began in 2011 as a place to facilitate interdisciplinary conversations around topics in the Digital Humanities (broadly defined). We welcome participants from all disciplinary backgrounds, beginners and experts in digital skills, students, faculty, and staff. The agenda for our biweekly meetings is participant driven, and we typically h
Workshop: Stata Fundamentals: Part 1
March 11, 2020
Author:
Véronique Irwin, Hero Ashman
Join Zoom link: https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/364652118, Meeting ID: 364 652 118
Workshop: Python Fundamentals: Part 2
March 11, 2020
Author:
Aniket Kesari
Join Zoom: https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/263670218
Google Doc: 2020-03-11 Python Fundamentals Part 2
Workshop: Python Fundamentals: Part 1
March 9, 2020
Author:
Aniket Kesari
This four-part, interactive workshop series is your complete introduction to programming Python for people with little or no previous programming experience. By the end of the series, you will be able to apply your knowledge of basic principles of programming and data manipulation to a real-world social science application.
Part 1 Topics:
Workshop: Introduction to Qualtrics
March 6, 2020
This workshop will introduce students to the basics of designing a survey instrument using the Qualtrics platform, such as randomization and survey flow. We will also cover more advanced topics like implementing embedded data and using javascript, as well as tips and tricks on how to use your design to maximize the number of quality responses you get.
Workshop: The Basics of Excel: Part 1
March 6, 2020
Author:
Juliet Flores Wilson
This two-part series will focus on how to set up database-like structures, navigate them, create models and build various types of reports in Microsoft Excel. By the end of this series, participants will be able to sort and look for information within large datasets, use character-based functions, pivot tables, and build basic financial models.
Working Group Session: Black Recruitment and Retention Center
March 5, 2020
Author:
Gloria Ashaolu
The Black Recruitment and Retention Center is a student initiated, AND entirely a student ran organization that was founded in 1983 as direct response to the removal of Black students from affirmative action policies and programs, including admissions consideration, early academic outreach programs, and retention services.
Workshop: Tableau Bootcamp
March 5, 2020
Author:
Kari Peterson, Juliet Bonczkowski
Add data visualization to your communication toolbox without learning to code. Tableau cuts down the time you need to spend creating visualizations through an intuitive graphical user interface. Learn the basics in this hands-on workshop.
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No prerequisites
Workshop: Finding Health Statistics and Data
March 3, 2020
Author:
Michael Sholinbeck
Participants in this workshop will learn about some of the issues surrounding the collection of health statistics, and will also learn about authoritative sources of health statistics and data. We will look at tools that let you create custom tables of vital statistics (birth, death, etc.), disease statistics, health behavior statistics, and more. The focus will be on U.S.
Workshop: Visualization in Excel
March 3, 2020
Author:
Ann Glusker
In Visualization in Excel, we will cover the fundamentals of visualization in Excel, including a checklist of considerations that should go into every visualization. We will also go through step by step instructions on how to make horizontal bar charts, slope graphs, butterfly charts, the good kind of pie charts, icon arrays, and how to graph confidence intervals.
Workshop: R Graphics with ggplot2
March 2, 2020
Author:
Drew Hart
This workshop will provide an introduction to graphics in R with ggplot2. Participants will learn how to construct, customize, and export a variety of plot types in order to visualize relationships in data. We will also explore the basic grammar of graphics, including the aesthetics and geometry layers, adding statistics, transforming scales, and coloring or panelling by groups.
Workshop: LaTeX Fundamentals: Part 2
February 27, 2020
Author:
Isabelle Cohen, Maura Lievano
LaTeX is a widely used document creation software which can help you improve the presentation of homework, papers, academic articles and even presentations.
Workshop: Weighting Data
February 27, 2020
Author:
Thomas L. Piazza
This workshop will cover the main types of weighting, to correct for bias in sample data.
Working Group Session: Berkeley Digital Humanities Working Group
February 26, 2020
Author:
Adam G. Anderson, Stacy Reardon
The Berkeley Digital Humanities Working Group began in 2011 as a place to facilitate interdisciplinary conversations around topics in the Digital Humanities (broadly defined). We welcome participants from all disciplinary backgrounds, beginners and experts in digital skills, students, faculty, and staff. The agenda for our biweekly meetings is participant driven, and we typically h
February 26, 2020
Author:
Emily Grabowski
This workshop introduces Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), a group of popular machine learning algorithms. No prior knowledge is required, though previous experience with other machine learning algorithms would be helpful. The workshop will be divided into 3 parts:
Workshop: The Basics of Excel: Part 2
February 26, 2020
Author:
Ann Glusker
This two-part series will focus on how to set up database-like structures, navigate them, create models and build various types of reports in Microsoft Excel. By the end of this series, participants will be able to sort and look for information within large datasets, use character-based functions, pivot tables, and build basic financial models.
February 26, 2020
Author:
Aniket Kesari, Renata Barreto
For this workshop, we'll provide an introduction to visualization with Python. We'll cover visualization theory and plotting with Matplotlib and Seaborn, working through examples in a Jupyter (formerly IPython) notebook. The following plot types will be covered:
Workshop: LaTeX Fundamentals: Part 1
February 25, 2020
Author:
Isabelle Cohen, Maura Lievano
LaTeX is a widely used document creation software which can help you improve the presentation of homework, papers, academic articles and even presentations.
