Please draw this to the attention of your colleagues. The 34'th Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis and Collection 7 July - 17 August 2001 This year's Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis and Collection will offer over 50 one and two-week introductory, intermediate and advanced courses on topics which include: social survey design and analysis, sampling, regression, multilevel analysis, time series analysis, correspondence analysis, log linear analysis, latent class analysis, discourse analysis, game theory, rational choice, social theory, data visualisation and data mining, social network analysis, maximum likelihood estimation and limited dependent variables, structural equation models, qualitative data analysis, focus groups, interviewing, participant observation, content analysis, SPSS, Amos, Lisrel, British Household Panel Survey, time budget collection and Analysis and comparative policy analysis. New courses this year are: Logit, Probit and Other Generalised Models Introduction to Geographical Information Systems Socio-Legal Research Methods Advanced Social Network Analysis Dimensional Analysis Evaluation Analysis There will be a two-week "data confrontation" workshop on "National and International Crime Victimization Surveys". A small number of ESRC bursaries are available to participants from British academic institutions. For further details see URL <http://www.essex.ac.uk/methods> or e-mail [log in to unmask] or write to The Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis and Collection University of Essex Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom or Fax [international] 44-1206-873598 [UK/Eire] 01206-873598 or telephone [international] 44-1206-872502 [UK/Eire] 01206-872502. -- _________________________________________________________________________ Prof Nigel Gilbert, FREng AcSS, Dept. of Sociology, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1483 259173 Fax: +44 (0)1483 259551