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Multilevel and Mixed Models Using R - Online Course

A 4-Day Livestream Seminar Taught by

Stephen Vaisey
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For the first time, this seminar will be livestreamed in the morning for most of the Eastern hemisphere, allowing participants from Asia, Australia, and other Eastern locations to participate live. Participants in the U.S., Europe, and across the Western hemisphere are still able to register for asynchronous access (or to join live). We will begin at 08:00 Chinese Standard Time. To find the start time in your timezone, click here.

Beijing/Chinese Standard Time (Hong Kong time)
08:00-10:00
10:30-12:00

Japan Standard Time (Tokyo time)
09:00-11:00
11:30-13:00

Korea Standard Time (Seoul time)
09:00-11:00
11:30-13:00

Sydney Australian Eastern Daylight time (Sydney time)
10:00-12:00
12:30-14:00

Eastern Time (New York time)
*Please note, ET dates are Monday, July 15-Thursday, July 18 due to the time difference.

20:00-22:00 (8pm-10pm)
22:30-24:00 (10:30pm-12:00am)
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Please note this seminar will begin at 08:00 Chinese Standard Time on Tuesday, July 16. Due to the time difference, the start time will be Monday, July 15 at 8:00 pm ET (New York time).

Multilevel models are a class of regression models for data that have a hierarchical (or nested) structure. Common examples of such data structures are students nested within schools or classrooms, patients nested within hospitals, or survey respondents nested within countries.

Using regression techniques that ignore this hierarchical structure (such as ordinary least squares) can lead to incorrect results because such methods assume that all observations are independent. Perhaps more important, using inappropriate techniques (like pooling or aggregating) prevents researchers from asking substantively interesting questions about how processes work at different levels.

Starting July 16, we are offering this seminar as a 4-day synchronous*, livestream workshop held via the free video-conferencing software Zoom. Each day will consist of two lecture sessions which include hands-on exercises, separated by a 30-minute break. You are encouraged to join the lecture live, but will have the opportunity to view the recorded session later in the day if you are unable to attend at the scheduled time.

*We understand that finding time to participate in livestream courses can be difficult. If you prefer, you may take all or part of the course asynchronously. The video recordings will be made available within 24 hours of each session and will be accessible for four weeks after the seminar, meaning that you will get all of the class content and discussions even if you cannot participate synchronously. 

Closed captioning is available for all live and recorded sessions. Although the lectures will be delivered in English, live closed captioning is available for

  • Cantonese
  • Chinese Mandarin (traditional)
  • Chinese Mandarin (simplified)
  • Japanese
  • Korean

For more information, click here.

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California State University, Office of the Chancellor

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The University of Alabama

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UIUC

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Smithsonian Institution

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Heidelberg

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