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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:

  • Introduction to R
  • Stata Workshops
    • See here for more detail
  • Computer Skills that Save You Time
    • For Beginners: Thursday, September 12th 5:45-7pm
    • For Intermediate Users: Monday, September 16th 5:45-7pm
    • Register at bit.ly/computer_skills_f24.
  • How to Read a Quantitative Paper
    • Section 1: Tuesday, September 24th 12:45-2:15pm
    • Section 2: Tuesday, September 24th 4:15-5:45pm
    • Section 3: Wednesday, September 25th 12:30-2pm
    • Register at bit.ly/read_quant_f24.
  • Visualizing Regression Surfaces in R
  • Summer RA Orientation, Github repository

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.