Get an orientation to the basics of working with social science data in python.
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May 1, 2015
Training: Intro to Spatial Databases with PostGIS
May 8, 2015
This workshop will provide an introduction to spatial databases using PostGIS, an extension to PostgreSQL, a free and open source database management system.
Training: Intro to databases with PostgeSQL
May 7, 2015
This workshop will provide an introduction to relational databases and SQL using PostgreSQL, a free and open source database.
Training: Social Science Research and Google
April 27, 2015
Google is synonymous with big data and the computational and statistical tools that make it possible. What role can, and do, social scientists play?
Training: Basics of Bot-Building Using Twitter
May 7, 2015
The microblogging platform Twitter has become a popular tool both for the analysis of social data (relationship networks, information transmission, linguistic changes) and creating conversations ar
Training: Basics of Bot-Building Using Twitter
May 7, 2015
The microblogging platform Twitter has become a popular tool both for the analysis of social data (relationship networks, information transmission, linguistic changes) and creating conversations ar
April 17, 2015
Join the Social Computing Working Group for a discussion of causal inference in networked data led by Seb Benthall.
April 27, 2015
Ensemble machine learning methods combine the power of several different algorithms into a single algorithm with the aim of achieving higher predictive power than any of the constituent algorithms.
Training: The World Cup & Interstate Conflict
April 14, 2015
This presentation will cover the basics of natural experiments, along with providing two applications involving international sporting events.
