ICPSR: probably the best summer school for methods training

I spent a summer here several years ago, studying maximum likelihood estimators and game theory. Great opportunity, if you can afford it:

** 2015 ICPSR Summer Program
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** Registration Is Now Open
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The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is pleased to announce the 2015 Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research.

In 2015, the ICPSR Summer Program will offer 90 courses on a variety of topics in statistical methods, quantitative reasoning, data analysis, research design, and substantive topics.

As many subscribers to this listserv know, the Summer Program offers two four-week sessions that take place in Ann Arbor, Michigan on the University of Michigan campus. Workshops and lectures in our four-week sessions meet for one to two hours daily, Monday through Friday. Our four-week sessions provide a unique opportunity to connect with participants from all over the world.

First Four-Week Session: June 22 – July 17, 2015. View the Schedule (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/content/sumprog/2015/schedule.html#session1)
Second Four-Week Session: July 20 – August 14, 2015. View the Schedule (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/content/sumprog/2015/schedule.html#session2)

Additionally, from May through August, the Summer Program will offer fifty (50) three- to five-day workshops that will take place in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as well as Amherst, Massachusetts; Berkeley, California; Boulder, Colorado; Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Manhattan, New York; and Montreal, Quebec. Our 2015 lineup of three- to five-day workshops includes many popular, returning courses in network analysis, multilevel modeling, and Bayesian analysis, as well as several new short workshops.

View the full three- to five-day workshop schedule (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/content/sumprog/2015/schedule.html#workshops)

Several noteworthy features of the 2015 Program include:
* A 15% discount on registration fees for returning Summer Program participants
* A 15% discount on total registration fees for participants who register for two or more fee-carrying three- to five-day workshops
* Several new statistical three- to five-day workshops, including Methodological Issues in the Study of Biopolitics; Regression Discontinuity Designs; Designing and Conducting Experiments in the Laboratory; Survival Analysis, Event History Modeling, and Duration Analysis; Nonparametric and Semiparametric Methods and Applications; Text Analytics; Advanced Data Analytics: Statistical Learning and Latent Variables; and Qualitative Research Methods

The full list of 2015 courses is provided below. We are still adding additional short workshops on substantive topics, so we encourage you to check the full online schedule (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/content/sumprog/2015/schedule.html) in the coming weeks.

You can now register for all 2015 courses through our online Portal (http://icpsr.umich.edu/SummerProgram) .

** 2015 Courses
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** First Four-Week Session: June 22 – July 17, 2015
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WORKSHOPS
* Introduction to Applied Bayesian Modeling for the Social Sciences (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0097)
* Maximum Likelihood Estimation for Generalized Linear Models (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0003)
* Rational Choice Theories of Politics and Society (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0019)
* Race, Ethnicity, and Quantitative Methodology (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0023)
* Network Analysis (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0131)
* Introduction to Game Theory (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0001)
* Time Series Analysis (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0017)
* Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis I (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0006)
* Regression Analysis I: Introduction (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0007)
* Regression Analysis II: Linear Models (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0008)
* Regression Analysis III: Advanced Methods (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0034)
* Advanced Multivariate Statistical Methods (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0009)

LECTURES
* Mathematics for Social Scientists I (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0052)
* Mathematics for Social Scientists II (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0053)
* Mathematics for Social Scientists III (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0143)
* Introduction to Computing (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0054)
* Introduction to the R Statistical Computing Environment (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0160)
* Introduction to the LaTeX Text Processing System (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0139)

** Second Four-Week Session: July 20 – August 14, 2015
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WORKSHOPS
* Complex Systems Models in the Social Sciences (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0066)
* Longitudinal Analysis (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0025)
* Simultaneous Equation Models (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0024)
* Advanced Game Theory (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0102)
* Network Analysis: Advanced Topics (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0148)
* Scaling and Dimensional Analysis (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0107)
* Advanced Topics in Maximum Likelihood Estimation (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0071)
* Advanced Bayesian Models for the Social Sciences (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0037)
* Advanced Empirical Modeling for Theory Evaluation (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0177)
* Regression Analysis II: Linear Models (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0154)
* Structural Equation Models with Latent Variables (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0015)
* Applied Multilevel Models (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0133)
* Categorical Data Analysis (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0022)
* Causal Inference for the Social Sciences (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0105)
* Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis II (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0099)
* Time Series Analysis: Advanced Topics (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0140)

LECTURES
* Introduction to Computing (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0184)
* Introduction to Calculus (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0169)
* Introductory Lectures on Matrix Algebra (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0057)
* Introduction to the R Statistical Computing Environment (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0033)
* Introduction to the LaTeX Text Processing System (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0164)

** Three- to Five-Day Workshops
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* Introduction to Regression Analysis (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0161) | May 11 – 15 | Montreal, QC
* Latent Growth Curve Models (LGCM): A Structural Equation Modeling Approach (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0012) | May 18 – 22 | Chapel Hill, NC
* R: Learning by Example (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0193) | May 20 – 22 | Montreal, QC
* Conducting Multivariate Analyses of Social, Economic, & Political Data (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0175) | May 25 – 29 | Montreal, QC
* Growth Mixture Models: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0142) | May 27 – 29 | Chapel Hill, NC
* Analyzing Developmental Trajectories (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0032) | June 1 – 3 | Amherst, MA
* Handling Missing Data Using Multiple Imputation in Stata (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0197) | June 1 – 3 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Multilevel Models: Pooled & Clustered Data (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0188) | June 1 – 5 | Chapel Hill, NC
* Network Analysis: An Introduction (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0186) | June 1 – 5 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Introduction to Spatial Regression Analysis (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0029) | June 8 – 10 | Chapel Hill, NC
* Methodological Issues in the Study of Biopolitics (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0201) | June 8 – 10 |  Manhattan, NY
* R: Learning by Example (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0192) | June 8 – 10 | Boulder, CO
* Exploratory Data Mining Via SEARCH Strategies (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0185) | June 8 – 12 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Network Analysis: Statistical Approaches (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0176) | June 8 – 12 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Analyzing Intensive Longitudinal Data: A Guide to Diary, Experience Sampling, & Ecological Momentary Assessment Methods (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0171) | June 9 – 12 | Amherst, MA
* Transparency & Reproducibility Methods for Social Science Research (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0180) | June 10 – 12 | Berkeley, CA
* Regression Discontinuity Designs (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0187) | June 15 – 17 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Models for Categorical Outcomes Using Stata: Specification, Estimation, & Interpretation (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0070) | June 15 – 19 | Amherst, MA
* Structural Equation Models & Latent Variables: An Introduction (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0013) | June 15 – 19 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Secondary Data Analysis & the National Addiction and HIV Data Archive Program (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0205) | June 22 – 24 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Survival Analysis, Event History Modeling, & Duration Analysis (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0200) | June 22 – 24 | Berkeley, CA
* Designing & Conducting Experiments in the Laboratory (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0189) | June 22 – 26 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Hierarchical Linear Models I: Introduction (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0063) | June 22 – 26 | Amherst, MA
* Longitudinal Data Analysis, Including Categorical Outcomes (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0134) | June 22 – 26 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Item Response Theory: Methods for the Analysis of Discrete Survey Response Data (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0128) | June 29 – July 3 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Social Network Analysis: An Introduction with an Emphasis on Application in R (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0199) | July 6 – 10 | Berkeley, CA
* Doing Bayesian Data Analysis: An Introduction (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0044) | July 7 – 10 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Structural Equation Modeling with Stata (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0166) | July 8 – 10 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Applied Multilevel Models for Longitudinal and Clustered Data (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0011) | July 13 – 17 | Boulder, CO
* Causal Inference in Cross-Sectional Data, Survival-Time Data, & Panel Data Using Stata (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0198) | July 13 – 17 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Spatial Econometrics for Contagion, Diffusion, and Interdependence (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0129) | July 13 – 17 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Time Series Analysis: An Introduction for Social Scientists (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0120) | July 13 – 17 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Advanced Data Analytics: Statistical Learning & Latent Variables (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0202) | July 20 – 24 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Dynamic Models for Policy, Economics, and Society: Practical Time Series Methods (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0150) | July 20 – 24 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Modern Causal Inference: Experiments, Matching, & Beyond (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0118) | July 20 – 24 | Boulder, CO
* Multilevel & Mixed Models Using Stata (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0042) | July 27 – 29 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Curating & Managing Research Data for Re-use (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0149) | July 27 – 31 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Nursing Research: Survey Design & Analysis Using Mixed Methods (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0163) | July 27 – 31 | Ann Arbor, MI
* An Applied Introduction to Bayesian Methods (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0190) | August 3 – 5 | Chapel Hill, NC
* Nonparametric & Semiparametric Methods and Applications (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0196) | August 3 – 5 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Text Analytics (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0191) | August 3 – 6 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Immigration, Immigrants, Health Status & Conditions, & Public Policies: Multilevel & Mixed Methods Approaches | August 3 – 7 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Introduction to Mixed Methods Research (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0195) | August 5 – 7 | Chapel Hill, NC
* Designing, Conducting, & Analyzing Field Experiments (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0035) | August 10 – 12 | Manhattan, NY
* Qualitative Research Methods (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0194) | August 10 – 12 | Chapel Hill, NC
* Analyzing Social Networks: An Introduction (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0159) | August 10 – 14 | Chapel Hill, NC
* Latent Class Analysis in Social Science Research (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0172) | August 10 – 14 | Ann Arbor, MI
* Advanced Topics in Using the National Survey of Early Care & Education | Dates TBA | Ann Arbor, MI