Quantitative Methods in Sociology Workshop

This workshop provides a forum in which graduate students and faculty can present work in progress to a substantively diverse group that shares an interest in quantitative methods. The practice of quantitative social science requires training not only in formal statistical methods but also in research design, model specification, data management, and the interpretation of results. Many of these tools are best learned through example and hands-on experience. This workshop provides an opportunity for participants to receive methods-directed feedback on their research and to cultivate a sense of the types of concerns that get raised with quantitative social science and good practices for addressing those concerns. The workshop also aims to cultivate an informal community of students and faculty who can serve as resources for one another. Although created primarily for graduate students and faculty in the Harvard Department of Sociology, the workshop welcomes faculty, researchers, and students from other disciplines at Harvard and other schools throughout the Boston area.