The Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley launched an interactive climate displacement database illustrating how and why over 70 percent of people displaced worldwide are from the most climate-vulnerable countries–largely from across the Global South. Explore the data here.

On Wednesday, Nov. 29th from 12-30-1:30, CS&SS will host Dr. Elizabeth Sanders (Associate Professor, Measurement and Statistics) in 409 Savery Hall and on Zoom (register here). In this presentation Dr. Sanders will discuss the major ways clustered data can be analyzed, especially when we only care about lower-level research questions, along with results from my own work showing how to avoid lower-level fixed effect coefficient (slope) bias, and why it’s especially important for multilevel modeling alternatives. If time permits, Dr. Sanders will also present some work on statistically comparing two predictors’ slopes from the same model, including for frequentist and Bayesian multilevel models. R code and sample data will be provided. Learn more about the talk here.

Dr. Liz Sanders is Associate Professor in the College of Education’s Measurement & Statistics program. Her research focuses on evaluating applied analytic methods for handling clustered data. Outside of work, Liz loves running.

Since 1963, the ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods has provided rigorous, comprehensible training in statistics, quantitative and qualitative methods, and data analysis. Their commitment to providing premier instruction in courses that are affordable and enjoyable has inspired generations of researchers to call the ICPSR Summer Program their home for learning statistics! Their sessions will range from June 10-July 5 and July 8-Aug 2 of 2024 with in-person courses in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They offer more than $150,000 in student scholarships every year and teaching assistant positions. Learn more at the virtual info session from 11-12 (PST) on Nov 30th (register here).