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ESDS Government events
Family Resources Survey user meeting
Friday 22 June 2012
Royal Statistical Society, London
This meeting will provide a forum for the exchange of information and views between users and producers of the Family Resources Survey. It is aimed primarily at users and potential users of
survey microdata.
The meeting is free to attend and lunch is provided. To view the programme and book a place please go to
http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/esds/events/2012-06-22/
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An Introduction to the International Passenger Survey
Friday 29 June 2012
Basement Computer Lab, Humanities Bridgeford Street Building, University of Manchester
A one-day workshop to introduce the International Passenger Survey to those with no or little knowledge of the IPS.
The workshop is free to attend and lunch will be provided. To view the programme and book a place please go to
http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/esds/events/2012-06-29/
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Health surveys user meeting
Tuesday 10 July 2012
Royal Statistical Society, London
This meeting will provide a forum for the exchange of information and views between users and producers of the UK health surveys. It is aimed primarily at users and potential users of survey
microdata. The programme contains a mixture of papers from data producers and researchers and a poster session at lunchtime.
The meeting is free to attend and lunch is provided. To view the programme and book a place please go to
http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/esds/events/2012-07-10/
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Wednesday 11 - Friday 13 July 2012, Humanities Bridgeford Street Building, University of Manchester
The focus of this three day workshop is on the use of new statistical software, STAT-JR, for fitting complex statistical models. We
will focus on multilevel modelling where the multilevel structure is determined by the sample design, in particular on the way the methods can be applied to the Health Survey for England. This structure will then be used to examine the extent to which variables
such as height, weight and BMI are clustered by household and area and whether any of this variability can be accounted for by background variables such as social class and educational qualifications.
The first day will provide a general introduction to the dataset and STAT-JR. On the second day we will give sessions on Bayesian
statistics and MCMC methods that the package uses and then describe its application to continuous multilevel models. On the third day we will finish by describing its use on binary response models and give a brief demonstration of an alternative E-book interface
to the software. The workshop will be a mixture of lectures and practical sessions using the software on the datasets provided.
What is STAT-JR?
This workshop is jointly organised by ESDS Government and e-Stat, a quantitative node for the ESRC Digital Social Research programme which brings together academics working in statistics and
computer science.
Prerequisites: a working knowledge of multiple regression and the basics of sample design. This course will be ideal for those with
limited knowledge of multilevel and MCMC methods who want to explore these in more detail or those with some knowledge of multilevel models who want to learn STAT-JR.
Cost: the workshop fee is £95. Bookings will not be confirmed until payment
is received.
To view the programme and book a place please go to
http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/esds/events/2012-07-11/
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Other events
EU-LFS Training course
Working with data from official statistics in Europe, particularly the European Labour Force Survey
Offered by Data without Boundaries in cooperation with Eurostat. The Training Course will be hosted by GESIS, Mannheim, Germany, between 18 July 2012 and 20 July 2012.
Participation is free of charge; participants have to cover their travel costs and accommodation.
Besides highlighting the legal and administrative aspects of data access, the course will demonstrate the possibilities of the EU-LFS in a hands-on computer session which will explore the potential
for both international as well as longitudinal analysis. A basic understanding of multivariate statistical methods and SPSS/Stata will be required.
The course will consist of three parts:
- Part I: Overview of European Data from Official Statistics
- Part II: The EU-LFS: Content, Documentation, Data Structure, Analysis
- Part III: Accessing Confidential National Microdata
Interested post-graduate and senior researchers should send a short application letter (max. 500 words) explaining their motivation to
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Deadline for application: 15 June 2012.
For further information on the course:
http://dwbproject.org/events/tc1.html
Announcement of DwB course (pdf, 107 Ko):
http://dwbproject.org/export/sites/default/events/doc/first_dwb_training.pdf
Contact person:
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