Welcome!
QuantLab is a new network group aiming to bring together social scientists at the University of Melbourne and beyond to share insights in quantitative methods and research.
Co-founded by Seraphine F. Maerz (Political Science) and Irma Mooi-Reci (Sociology), QuantLab is an inclusive network that welcomes everyone interested in learning (more) about new quantitative methods and computational techniques. We believe in knowledge sharing and offer learning seminars (schedule below) as well as online tutorials about innovations in data management and analysis, and a platform for exchange and code sharing (R, Stata, Python, R Markdown, LaTeX, Quarto).
Come and join us for our bi-weekly QuantLunches, RSVP here!
Please let us know if you want to contribute a seminar during one of our future QuantLunches!
Schedule for 2024 (schedule for 2025 coming soon!)
We meet in Arts West Research Lounge. Lunch is included and kindly sponsored by the School of Social and Political Science.
| Date | Time | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/08/24 | 11:30-13:00 | Launch of QuantLab 🎉 Intro to R and Quarto | Seraphine F. Maerz, Irma Mooi-Reci |
| 26/08/24 | 12:00-13:00 | Using Stata for panel data | Irma Mooi-Reci |
| 09/09/24 | 12:00-13:00 | Spatial econometrics: An introduction | Ed Goldring |
| 10/09/24 | 10:00-11:30 | An Introduction to Computational Social Science (online event within Social Science weeks, register here) | Jason Thompson (MCDS) |
| 07/10/24 | 10:00-16:00 | Quarto in RStudio: Writing Reproducible & Dynamic Research Papers (online event with Instats, register here, free of charge for all people from UniMelb) | Seraphine F. Maerz |
| 14/10/24 | 12:00-13:00 | Quantitative text analysis in R | Seraphine F. Maerz |
| 28/10/24 | 12:00-13:00 | Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in Stata | Harry Ganzeboom |
| 26/11/24 | 10:00-16:00 | Using AI for Text Analysis in R (online event with Instats, register here, free of charge for all people from UniMelb) | Seraphine F. Maerz |