The SSH Training Discovery Toolkit provides an inventory of training materials relevant for the Social Sciences and Humanities.
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SERISS Project | Concepts in data harmonisation | During this Train the Trainer course, Kristi Winters (GESIS) discusses key concepts in variable harmonization. |
UK Data Service: Secure Lab | Linking external business data to ONS business data | The UK Data Service is able to assist researchers wishing to link external business data to ONS business data in the Secure Lab. |
ESS EduNet | Measurement errors | A simple procedure to correct for measurement errors in survey research. |
UK Data Service: Survey and Census Data | What is weighting? | This guide explains the main reasons for using weights, how weights work and how to use weighting variables in statistical analysis. |
ODI: open data institute | ODI Webinars and Courses | A variety of courses and webinars available upon registration. Some of them are free of charge. |
UK Data Service: Secure Lab | Secure Lab User Guide | This is a guide to the UKDS Secure Lab. |
UK Data Service: Data Skills | QAMyData | QAMyData is an easy-to-use, open source tool that provides a health check for numeric data. |
UK Data Service: Survey and Census Data | Using survey data | This guide aims to help researchers utilise extensive survey data available. |
ESS EduNet | Latent variable modelling | In the analysis of a cross-national survey such as the European Social Survey (ESS), many research questions naturally involve comparisons between countries. |
UK Data Service: Data Skills | Data Skills Modules | These introductory level interactive modules are designed for users who want to get to grips with key aspects of survey, longitudinal and aggregate data. |
UK Data Service: Survey and Census Data | Mapping Census Microdata using R | This guide aims to show the strength of using Census Microdata for a variety of research purposes, via a worked example taken from real-life research. |
ESS EduNet | Regression | Analysing cross sectional survey data using linear regression methods: A ‘hands on’ introduction using ESS data’ is by Associate Professor Odd Gåsdal of the Depa |
UK Data Service: Teaching with Data | Teaching ideas: Guides for teaching data analysis | This resource is a collection of short guides designed to make lesson planning more efficient for those teaching data analysis skills. |
UK Data Service: Survey and Census Data | Cross sectional and longitudinal survey data | This is an introductory guide to the main types of data with a time element. The guide is a brief overview of key elements in need of consideration when using these types of data. |
UK Data Service: Teaching with Data | Quantitative methods e-books | These quantitative methods e-books and accompanying quizzes are for direct use in teaching students or for self-study. |
ESS EduNet | Multilevel models | Multilevel analysis has become popular in many fields of social research. |
UK Data Service: Teaching with Data | Building skills in quantitative methods and statistical software | A collection of quantitative methods e-books and accompanying quizzes for direct use in teaching students or for self-study. |
UK Data Service: Survey and Census Data | What is complex sample design? | This guide covers the basics of sampling as well as other related topics such as clustering, stratification and weighting. |
Title | Description | Organisation |
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ESS EduNet | ESS EduNet is a training resource mainly developed for use in higher education. |
ESS ERIC |
IASSIST Community Webinars | IASSIST Professional Developement Committee organizes and hosts IASSIST Community Webinars. Webinars usually last about 45-60 minutes. |
IASSIST |
ICPSR Teaching & Learning | ICPSR is the world's largest archive of digital social science data. They acquire, preserve, and distribute original research data and provide training in its analysis. |
ICPSR |
RDA Trainings & Webinars | RDA offers a series of training webinars, face-to-face workshops, hackathons/datathons partly organized as “summer schools” and special meetings on request. |
Research Data Alliance |
The Carpentries Workshops | The Carpentries teaches in-person or online workshops around the world on the foundational skills to work effectively and reproducibly with data and code. |
The Carpentries |
UK Data Service: Teaching with Data | This is a collection of resources dedicated to teachers, trainers and their students but could also be useful to researchers and the general public. |
UK Data Service |
UK Data Service: Survey and Census Data | This source includes a series of resources in the form of guides and e-books dedicated to trainers and students interested in sample design, weighting, changes over time using cross sectional and l |
UK Data Service |
UK Data Service: Secure Lab | The UK Data Service SecureLab has enabled secure access to the most sensitive and confidential data in the collection since 2011. |
UK Data Service |
UK Data Service: Data Skills | This source includes interactive modules designed for users who want to get to grips with key aspects of survey, longitudinal and aggregate data as well as tools that can be used to assess and impr |
UK Data Service |