Workshop

Data often comes in the form of tables or databases, making it challenging to understand beyond their sizes and variable types. This workshop will introduce you to graphical and numerical techniques to uncover the structure of your data.

A binary variable is one that has only two possible outcomes, such as yes/no, success/failure, or 0/1. In this workshop, participants will learn how to estimate and make inferences about binary response probabilities using logistic regression, a powerful tool widely used in various fields such as healthcare, marketing, and social sciences. Registration is free and open to all University of Waterloo faculty, staff, and graduate students.

Though the workshop will not go into mathematical details and proofs, it will provide some reasoning and intuition behind the key formulas used in survey sampling. It will also look at various examples using the statistical software SAS (free to students, faculty and staff at the University of Waterloo). In addition to illustrating basic data analysis techniques, those examples aim to provide guidance on some of the pitfalls of analyzing survey data. Part 3 is a practical hands-on opportunity for participants to conduct basic data analysis using SAS on their own laptop.

This two-day workshop will be held in DC 1568. Registration is free for all members of the university.

This workshop provides a comprehensive review of fundamental statistical concepts using the R software. Participants will revisit key topics such as descriptive statistics, probability distributions, hypothesis testing, and basic inferential statistics. The session includes practical exercises in R to reinforce understanding and application of these concepts.

Learn how to use Qualtrics to create and launch a survey. The goal of this workshop is to provide an overview of the whole process along with some hands-on exercises. The workshop will start with instructions on how to build a survey, then will cover getting it ready for the field, and finish with showing users how to distribute, monitor, and extract their data.

Registration is free to all students, faculty and staff at the University of Waterloo.

Join us for an introductory workshop to R, where you’ll learn the fundamentals of this powerful open-source language.

Registration is free and open to all University of Waterloo faculty, staff, and students (both graduate and undergraduate). No prior programming experience is required.

Linear regression models, also known as linear models, are widely used in various applications and research. It is one of the most popular models out there because of its simplicity and easy interpretation. 

Learn how to use Qualtrics to create and launch a survey. The goal of this workshop is to provide an overview of the whole process along with some hands-on exercises. The workshop will start with instruction on how to build a survey, then will cover getting it ready for the field, and finish with showing users how to distribute, monitor, and extract their data.

Registration is free to all students, faculty and staff at the University of Waterloo.

In this workshop, participants will learn to perform analysis using an approach that identifies general patterns in the data.

Registration is free to all students, faculty and staff at the University of Waterloo.

In this one-day workshop, drawing on Dr. Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme’s 10 years of experience running national and international surveys, we will review the key steps in developing high-quality survey questions and questionnaires along with tips for achieving precise, relevant and accessible measures when collecting survey data via smartphone, tablet, computer, in-person interview, telephone interview, and mail. 

The workshop will be held in DC 1568. Registration is free for all students, faculty and staff at the University of Waterloo.