Lectures and Methodology Workshops

A major objective of the statistics and methodology services is training and education in statistical methods, ranging from basic to cutting edge.

The series consists of three types of lectures:

Primer lectures

Introduce researchers to a topic at a basic level, assuming little prior knowledge. Primers serve as a refresher course, or an intro into a new area.

Intermediate lectures

Target researchers with backgrounds in an area, or who attended an entry-level lecture in the area.

Partners lectures

Combine a Vanderbilt Kennedy Center researcher with a Core statistical consultant in order to attract researchers who might not attend an hour-long statistics lecture. The researcher introduces the research problem, and the statistician presents a twenty-five minute primer about an advanced statistical model and the results it produces. The researcher finishes with conclusions.

Part of the Statistics and Methodology Core

Provides statistical consulting, research software and database development, as well as a quantitative education series, methodological toolkits, and statistical research.

Statistics and Methodology Core

Lecture Series Archive

View materials from past lectures