August 2023
Introduction to matching and propensity score analysis
A 6-hour workshop taught by Steve Porter, Ph.D. Causal inference workshop series discount! Register for this along with our workshop on Regression discontinuity designs for evaluating programs and policies for only $350 (would normally cost $450 for both). If you are interested in the workshop series, email us at mail@percontor.org for discount codes. You may also be interested in our introduction to binary logistic regression class. Register Overview Propensity score analysis (also known as “matching”) is a popular way to estimate the effects…
Find out more »Introduction to survey sampling for the applied researcher
A 3-hour workshop taught by Paul D. Umbach, Ph.D. Survey methods workshop series discount! Register for this along with our workshops on Increasing web survey response rates: What works? and Writing and evaluating good survey questions for only $425 (would normally cost $575 for all three). If you are interested in the workshop series, email us at mail@percontor.org for discount codes. Register Overview Have you ever wondered why survey researchers employ sampling? What are the implications of sampling? Are you considering…
Find out more »September 2023
Increasing web survey response rates: What works?
A 4-hour workshop taught by Paul D. Umbach, Ph.D. Survey methods workshop series discount! Register for this along with our workshops on Introduction to survey sampling for the applied researcher and Writing and evaluating good survey questions for only $425 (would normally cost $575 for all three). If you are interested in the workshop series, email us at mail@percontor.org for discount codes. Register Overview Are you getting low response rates when you conduct web surveys? This workshop provides valuable information about…
Find out more »Refresher on multiple regression for the applied researcher
A 6-hour workshop taught by Steve Porter, Ph.D. Regression workshop series discount! Register for this along with our workshops on Logistic regression: Analyzing binary outcomes and Basics of multilevel modeling: Handling grouped data in research and evaluation for only $550 (would normally cost $700 for all three). If you are interested in the workshop series, email us at mail@percontor.org for discount codes. Register Overview Many researchers have taken a course that covers multiple regression, the statistical workhorse of the social sciences,…
Find out more »Writing and evaluating good survey questions
A 4-hour workshop taught by Paul D. Umbach, Ph.D. Survey methods workshop series discount! Register for this along with our workshops on Introduction to survey sampling for the applied researcher and Increasing web survey response rates: What works? for only $425 (would normally cost $575 for all three). If you are interested in the workshop series, email us at mail@percontor.org for discount codes. Register Overview Writing good survey questions can be very difficult. This workshop will give participants a solid practical foundation in how…
Find out more »October 2023
Exploring the power of predictive analytics: A step-by-step introduction to building a student-at-risk prediction model
A 5-hour workshop taught by Serge Herzog, Ph.D. Predictive analytics workshop series discount! Register for this along with Student success prediction at your fingertips: Developing online dashboards with Microsoft Power BI© for only $350 (would normally cost $450 for both). If you are interested in the workshop series, email us at mail@percontor.org for discount codes. Register Overview The purpose of this workshop is to teach institutional research, assessment, and evaluation professionals how to effectively build and implement a predictive model to identify students…
Find out more »Basics of multilevel modeling: Handling grouped data in research and evaluation
A 6-hour workshop taught by Paul D. Umbach, Ph.D. Regression workshop series discount! Register for this along with our workshops on Refresher on multiple regression for the applied researcher and Logistic Regression: Analyzing binary outcomes for only $550 (would normally cost $700 for all three). If you are interested in the workshop series, email us at mail@percontor.org for discount codes. Register Overview This workshop provides the basics of multilevel modeling, focusing on practical applications rather than statistical theory. Researchers and evaluators from a…
Find out more »Logistic regression: Analyzing binary outcomes
A 4-hour workshop taught by Steve Porter, Ph.D. Regression workshop series discount! Register for this along with our workshops on Refresher on multiple regression for the applied researcher and Basics of multilevel modeling: Handling grouped data in research and evaluation for only $550 (would normally cost $700 for all three). If you are interested in the workshop series, email us at mail@percontor.org for discount codes. Register Overview Many outcomes in education are binary in nature: accept or decline an offer of…
Find out more »Student success prediction at your fingertips: Developing online dashboards with Microsoft Power BI©
A 5-hour workshop taught by Serge Herzog, Ph.D. Participants of this workshop will benefit from also taking our Predictive Analytics workshop. Predictive analytics workshop series discount! Register for this along with Exploring the power of predictive analytics: A step-by-step introduction to building a student-at-risk prediction model for only $350 (would normally cost $450 for both). If you are interested in the workshop series, email us at mail@percontor.org for discount codes. Register Overview The purpose of this workshop is to teach education professionals how…
Find out more »Regression discontinuity designs for evaluating programs and policies
A 4-hour workshop taught by Brad Curs, Ph.D. Causal inference workshop series discount! Register for this along with our workshop on Introduction to matching and propensity score analysis for only $350 (would normally cost $450 for both). If you are interested in the workshop series, email us at mail@percontor.org for discount codes. Register Overview This workshop provides an introduction to the practical application of regression discontinuity design in evaluating programs and policies. Regression discontinuity (RD) is an observational research design which can be…
Find out more »November 2023
Introduction to matching and propensity score analysis
A 6-hour workshop taught by Steve Porter, Ph.D. Causal inference workshop series discount! Register for this along with our workshop on Regression discontinuity designs for evaluating programs and policies for only $350 (would normally cost $450 for both). If you are interested in the workshop series, email us at mail@percontor.org for discount codes. You may also be interested in our introduction to binary logistic regression class. Register Overview Propensity score analysis (also known as “matching”) is a popular way to estimate the effects…
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