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Social Sciences Quantitative Laboratory

Economics, Political Science, and Sociology/Anthropology

Department Overview

The Social Sciences Quantitative Laboratory at Swarthmore College develops students’ skills in quantitative analysis and comprehension.

Workshops

Additional information can be found here. To get weekly emails about workshops you are interested in, fill out the form at http://tinyurl.com/ssql-interest.

 

Upcoming workshops:

  • Stata Workshops
    • See here for detailed topics and schedules.
  • How to Read a Quantitative Paper
    • Many books and papers present regression results to support their arguments. There are some simple ways to scan these tables that let you quickly understand the main points and common pitfalls. We cover how to read regression tables and graphs efficiently, what the numbers for coefficients and statistical significance mean, and common ways regressions are misused.
    • Time and location: Monday Mar 3 or Tuesday Mar 4, 7 - 8.15 pm Kohlberg 116
    • Signup optional.
  • Introduction to R
    • Sessions will be offered starting in mid March. Details to be announced.

A list of workshops that may be offered in the future can be found here.

Office Hours

Office hour information can be found here

Curriculum consultation

If you have questions about the types of classes that will provide data science skills, the SSQL can provide information about which classes you can take and the skills that might be helpful to acquire.

Employment

Teaching Assistant opportunities are available for students with strong Stata and R skills. If you’d like to TA for one of the workshops, please email ssql@swarthmore.edu.