Mplus is a powerful statistical package used for the analysis of both observed and latent variables. Among the kinds of analysis it can perform are exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, latent class analysis, latent growth curve modeling, structural equation modeling and multilevel modeling. This workshop is designed for people who are just getting started...
Do you struggle with organizing your data? This workshop teaches practical techniques for organizing your data files. Topics include: common file organization errors best practices for file organization
Wednesday, Feb 14, 2018 - 11:30am to 1:00pm Research Library (Charles E. Young) Research Commons (RC) Classroom Joanna Chen Cham (Library) and Anthony Caldwell (HumTech/Library) team up to tackle Prezi, Keynote, Powerpoint — and get you thinking visually. Register
Wednesday, Feb 14, 2018 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm Research Library (Charles E. Young) Research Commons (RC) Classroom The focus of this talk is on understanding and applying initial steps to facilitate data management and data reuse. Topics covered will include data management plans, the data life cycle, file management, and metadata. Attendees will get a...
Learning Python or R? Need dedicated practice time where you can ask questions? Like pizza? This 2-hour work session is designed to give people a chance to work on their Python/R projects alongside other beginners, and receive support from other users and our in-house experts. Bring your laptop, questions, and anything you are working on. Brought to you by the...
The UCLA Blockchain Lab will host Cyber Days – a full weekend of programming focused on blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and cybersecurity – this February 17 and 18 in Humanities Hall at UCLA. The sciences and arts converge at Cyber Days, where faculty, students, and the broader Los Angeles community can learn, network, and share perspectives with industry thought-leaders. Join us to discuss...
Wednesday, Feb 21, 2018 - 11:30am to 1:30pm Research Library (Charles E. Young) Alina Arseniev-Koehler, Bernard Koch, and Ian Peacock (Sociology) will show Python tools and methods for manipulating and mining text data. No prior programming experience is required. We'll cover basic programming ideas, tools in Python to manipulate text data (e.g., regular expressions), and...
Wednesday, Feb 21, 2018 - 11:30am to 1:30pm Biomedical Library (Louise M. Darling) Bethany Myers (Library) explains how, sometimes, a critical analysis of multiple research studies can be more productive than a new study. We’ll be discussing what a systematic review is, best practices for the steps of your systematic review project, and the basics...
Wednesday, Feb 21, 2018 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm Research Library (Charles E. Young) Research Commons (RC) Classroom Andy Lin (IDRE) teaches a more advanced R session. Register
Speaker: Dan Boneh Affiliation: Stanford University ABSTRACT: Crypto currencies give rise to a wealth of new research problems in multiple areas of Computer Science. This talk will review several research directions and focus on new questions that come up in the area of privacy and security of crypto currencies. We will present recent research results and their...
