Previous workshops: 2013
Research Workshop in Multilevel Modelling using MLwiN, 11-13 September 2013, University of Bristol
Please note that the application window for this workshop has closed. If you would like to be informed of future workshops, you can subscribe to the Centre for Multilevel Modelling Newsletter.
This workshop is designed for researchers who have some experience of multilevel modelling, but now wish to apply it to their own data. The workshop will be limited to 12 participants, with most of the time given to analysis of participants’ own data using the MLwiN software. Participants should be prepared to present their research to the rest of the group, including results from analyses conducted during the workshop. There may also be more formal lectures (e.g. on significance testing, or reporting results of a multilevel analysis), but their specific content will depend on participants’ needs.
This workshop is intensive and aims to take researchers to a point where they have the skills and confidence to specify multilevel models appropriate to their research questions, to estimate models in MLwiN, and to interpret the results. By the end, participants should be capable of producing a publication-quality research paper using multilevel modelling.
Pre-requisites:
To ensure a reasonable level of support, there are only 12 places available on the workshop. To help us select those who will benefit most from the workshop, the application form will ask you to provide:
- A clear idea of the research questions you wish to explore with multilevel modelling
- A suitable dataset which you have already analysed using standard ‘single-level’ techniques; datasets should have a multilevel structure (see Multilevel Structures and Classifications on the CMM website or Module 4 of the CMM online course).
- Some experience in the application of multilevel models; knowledge of the material in Module 5 of the CMM online course (both Concepts and Practice) will be assumed.
Instructors:
William Browne, Rob French, Kelvyn Jones, George Leckie and Fiona Steele
Timing:
The course starts with registration at 10am on 11 Sept 2013 and finishes at 2pm on 13 Sept 2013. Participants are expected to attend the full course.
Course fees:
The fee includes event materials, lunch, and morning\afternoon refreshments. It does not include travel or accommodation costs. There is an optional Evening Meal (including drinks) with the workshop instructors for participants on the first evening at an additional cost of £20 (not included in the fees below).
- For UK-registered students - £90
- For staff at UK academic institutions, ESRC funded researchers, public sector staff and staff at registered charity organisations - £180
- For all other participants - £660*
* A limited number of places at the academic rate are also available for other UK non-academics.
Application:
Please note that the application window for this workshop has closed. If you would like to be informed of future workshops, you can subscribe to the Centre for Multilevel Modelling Newsletter.
We will email you to tell you whether or not your application has been successful. If you are offered a place on the workshop, it will not be confirmed until you have accepted the place and paid the relevant fee.
If you have any queries, please email info-cmm@bristol.ac.uk.
Please click here to read the booking terms and conditions before completing the booking form.
Modelling of Discrete-time Event History Analysis, University of Bristol, 16-17 July 2013
Please note that the application window for this workshop has closed. If you would like to be informed of future workshops, you can subscribe to the Centre for Multilevel Modelling Newsletter.
This workshop will introduce methods for the analysis of event history data (also known as survival or duration data) with a focus on discrete- time methods. Advanced topics such as modelling recurrent events, transitions between multiple states and correlated event histories will also be discussed. Examples of potential applications of these more advanced methods are studies of the timing of births and duration of unemployment spells (recurrent events), transitions between different labour market states, and the interrelationship between female labour force participation and childbearing (correlated histories).
The emphasis will be on the practical application of event history analysis and interpreting the results. Lectures will be combined with hands-on practical exercises in Stata, using example datasets from the British Household Panel Survey.
Topics covered:
These will include: special issues in the analysis of event history data, continuous-time and discrete-time models for the time to a single event, data preparation, multilevel models for recurrent events, models for multiple states, and models for multiple correlated event processes.
Pre-requisites:
Familiarity with multilevel modelling and logistic regression analysis to the level of knowledge obtained by completing Modules 5 and 6 of the Centre for Multilevel Modelling’s online course. Although familiarity with event history analysis will not be assumed, the course covers advanced topics so participants with no prior knowledge are strongly advised to read the following article in advance.
Singer, J.D. and Willet, J.B. (1993) "It’s about time: Using discrete-time survival analysis to study duration and the timing of events." Journal of Educational Statistics, 18: 155-195.
Instructors:
Professor Fiona Steele and Elizabeth Washbrook
Timing:
The course starts at 10am on Day 1, and finishes at 5pm on Day 2.
Course fees:
The fee includes event materials, lunch, and morning\afternoon refreshments. It does not include travel or accommodation costs. There is an optional Evening Meal with the workshop instructors for participants on Tuesday 16 July 2013 at an additional cost of £20 (not included in the fees below).
- For UK-registered students - £60
- For staff at UK academic institutions, ESRC funded researchers, public sector staff and staff at registered charity organisations - £120*
- For all other participants - £440
* A limited number of places at the academic rate are also available for other UK non-academics.
Cancellation\refunds:
A full refund will be given if cancellation occurs 1 month prior to the event. No refund is given after this date. By completing the application form, you are accepting these cancellation terms.
Application:
Please note that the application window for this workshop has closed. If you would like to be informed of future workshops, you can subscribe to the Centre for Multilevel Modelling Newsletter.
Completion and submission of the form, and its acknowledgement, does not guarantee a place on the course. We will email you by Friday 6th June 2013 to tell you whether or not your application has been successful. If you are offered a place on the workshop, it will not be confirmed until you have accepted the place and paid the relevant fee.
If you have any queries, please email info-cmm@bristol.ac.uk.
Please click here to read the booking terms and conditions before completing the booking form.
Modelling Longitudinal Data using the Stat-JR package, University of Bristol, 9 July 2013
Please note that the application window for this workshop has closed. If you would like to be informed of future workshops, you can subscribe to the Centre for Multilevel Modelling Newsletter.
This intermediate level workshop provides an introduction to both the recently released Stat-JR package and to fitting statistical models to longitudinal datasets. We assume that participants are familiar with multilevel models for continuous response variables to the level implied by our Introduction to Multilevel Modelling workshop or Module 5 of our online multilevel modelling course.
We will be using the Stat-JR package and fitting models using MCMC methods and although we give a brief introduction to these methods, some existing knowledge would be useful. Although the course will use the Stat-JR package, we will also demonstrate its interoperability features with other packages and include practicals demonstrating its interoperability with MLwiN. Further information on the Stat-JR software can be found here.
Topics covered:
Repeated measures data and growth curve modelling, Introduction to MCMC and Stat-JR, Dynamic (autoregressive) models.
Instructors:
Professor William Browne, Professor Fiona Steele
Timing:
The course starts with registration at 9.30am and finishes at 5.30pm.
Course fees:
- For UK-registered students - £30
- For staff at UK academic institutions, ESRC funded researchers, public sector staff and staff at registered charity organisations - £60
- For all other participants* - £210
*A limited number of places at the academic rate are also available for other UK non-academics.
The course fee includes event materials, lunch and morning\afternoon refreshments. The fee does not include travel and accommodation costs.
Cancellation\refunds:
A full refund will be given if cancellation occurs 1 month prior to the event. No refund is given after this date. By completing the application form, you are accepting these cancellation terms.
Application:
Please note that the application window for this workshop has closed. If you would like to be informed of future workshops, you can subscribe to the Centre for Multilevel Modelling Newsletter.
Completion and submission of the form, and its acknowledgement, does not guarantee a place on the course. We will email you by 10 May 2013 to tell you whether or not your application has been successful. If you are offered a place on the workshop, it will not be confirmed until you have accepted the place and paid the relevant fee.
If you have any queries, please email info-cmm@bristol.ac.uk.
Please click here to read the booking terms and conditions before completing the booking form.
Introduction to Multilevel Modelling using MLwiN, Thursday 6th – Friday 7th June 2013, Swansea University
This introductory workshop is suitable for beginners in multilevel modelling, and covers models for continuous response variables. Topics include multilevel data structures, random intercept and slope models for two-level structures, contextual effects, and modelling variance. Further extensions such as models for three-level and non-hierarchical structures will be discussed briefly.
Theory sessions are accompanied by practical sessions using our software, MLwiN, in which participants get the chance to apply what they have learned to real datasets. Throughout, there is an emphasis on how to interpret the models and on what kinds of research question they can be used to explore. (Please note that all practical sessions will be based on example datasets. There will not be time for participants to analyse their own data at this workshop.)
Pre-requisites:
It is assumed that participants are familiar with standard (single-level) multiple regression (to the level implied by Module 3 of our online multilevel modelling course here). No prior knowledge of MLwiN will be assumed.
Instructors:
Professor Fiona Steele, Professor William Browne, Centre for Multilevel Modelling, University of Bristol
Timing:
Day 1: 9am – 5pm Day 2: 9am – 3.30pm. Participants are expected to attend the full course.
Agenda:
Click here to download the agenda.
Course fee:
For 2-day course;
- For UK-registered students - £60
- For staff at UK academic institutions, ESRC funded researchers, public sector staff and staff at registered charity organisations - £120
- For all other participants - £420
Applications:
To book please download the booking form here and email this to WISERD.events@cardiff.ac.uk.
If you have any queries, please email WISERD.events@cardiff.ac.uk.
Multilevel Modelling of Discrete Response Data using MLwiN, University of Bristol, 15-17 April 2013
Please note that the application window for this workshop has closed. If you would like to be informed of future workshops, you can subscribe to the Centre for Multilevel Modelling Newsletter.
This intermediate level workshop provides an introduction to multilevel modelling of discrete (categorical and count) data. We assume that participants are familiar with multilevel models for continuous response variables (to the level implied by our Introduction to Multilevel Modelling workshop or Module 5 of our online multilevel modelling course) and standard (single-level) models for binary responses (see Module 6 of our online course). We recommend that participants refresh their knowledge of single-level models for continuous and binary responses in advance of the workshop by reading the concepts parts of Module 5 and Module 6 of our online course. The course will use the MLwiN software, but no prior knowledge of MLwiN will be assumed.
Topics covered:
Multilevel models for binary, nominal, ordinal and counts data. The course will begin with a brief overview of multilevel models for continuous responses, followed by a revision of models for single-level binary responses.
Instructors:
Professor Fiona Steele, Professor William Browne, Professor Kelvyn Jones, Dr George Leckie, Rebecca Pillinger
Timing:
The course starts with registration at 10.30am on Day 1 and finishes at 2.00pm on Day 3. Participants are expected to attend the full course.
Course fee:
The course fee includes event materials, lunch, and morning\afternoon refreshments. The fee does not include travel and accommodation costs. There is an optional Evening Meal (including drinks) with the workshop instructors for participants on the first evening, Monday 15 April 2013, at an additional cost of £20.
The course fees are;
- For UK-registered students - £90
- For staff at UK academic institutions, ESRC funded researchers, public sector staff and staff at registered charity organisations - £180
- For all other participants* - £630
- Optional evening meal - £20
* A limited number of places at the academic rate are available for UK non-academics.
Cancellation\refunds:
A full refund will be given if cancellation occurs 1 month prior to the event. No refund is given after this date. By completing the application form, you are accepting these cancellation terms.
Applications:
Please note that the application window for this workshop has closed. If you would like to be informed of future workshops, you can subscribe to the Centre for Multilevel Modelling Newsletter.
Completion and submission of the form, and its acknowledgement, does not guarantee a place on the course. We will email you by 27 February 2013 to tell you whether or not your application has been successful and a place has been reserved for you or not. If you are offered a place on the workshop, it will not be confirmed until you have accepted and paid the relevant fee.
If you have any queries, please email info-cmm@bristol.ac.uk.
Please click here to read the booking terms and conditions before completing the booking form.
Longitudinal Data Analysis Course with Professor Donald Hedeker, University of Illinois, Chicago
Canynge Hall, University of Bristol, 28 February and 1 March 2013
Please note that the application window for this workshop has closed. If you would like to be informed of future workshops, you can subscribe to the Centre for Multilevel Modelling Newsletter.
Donald Hedeker is Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is an international leader in the development and application of mixed-effects models (also known as multilevel models) for longitudinal and clustered data. He is the primary author of the popular Longitudinal Data Analysis graduate textbook and the SuperMix mixed-effects software. He is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association, associate editor for Statistics in Medicine and the Journal of Statistical Software, and the author of numerous peer-reviewed papers.
Topics covered:
This workshop will focus on analysis of longitudinal data using multilevel models. Models for continuous normally distributed outcomes will be presented and described, and then focus will turn to a selection of non-normal outcome types:
- Binary outcomes, focusing on application of the multilevel logistic regression model;
- Nominal outcomes (unordered categorical), focusing on multilevel multinomial logistic regression;
- Ordinal outcomes (ordered categorical), focusing on multilevel proportional odds and non-proportional odds models;
- Count outcomes, including examples of multilevel Poisson regression;
- Time-to-event or survival outcomes using grouped and/or discrete time survival models;
Throughout the workshop, use of the SuperMix software program will be described and illustrated: SuperMix is especially useful for multilevel modeling of non-normal outcomes, as it performs full-likelihood analysis for up to three-level models in a computationally efficient manner.
Reference for SuperMix: Hedeker D, Gibbons RD, du Toit M & Cheng Y (2008). SuperMix: Mixed Effects Models. Scientific Software International, Lincolnwood, IL. Much of this workshop will be based on the book: Hedeker D & Gibbons RD (2006). Longitudinal Data Analysis. Wiley, New York.
Details:
The course will be held at Canynge Hall, University of Bristol, on 28 February and 1 March 2013. Participants are expected to attend both days.
Prerequisites:
A good knowledge of multiple regression analysis and some familiarity with logistic regression. Prior knowledge of multilevel modelling would be beneficial.
Course fee:
The course fee includes event materials, lunch, and morning\afternoon refreshments. The fee does not include travel and accommodation costs.
- For UK-registered students - £60
- For staff at UK academic institutions, ESRC funded researchers, public sector staff and staff at registered charity organisations - £120
There is an optional three-course Evening Meal (including drinks) with Professor Hedeker and members of the Centre for Multilevel Modelling for participants on Thursday 28 February 2013, at an additional cost of £20.
Cancellation\refunds:
A full refund will be given if cancellation occurs 1 month prior to the event. No refund is given after this date. By completing the application form, you are accepting these cancellation terms.
Application:
Please note that the application window for this workshop has closed. If you would like to be informed of future workshops, you can subscribe to the Centre for Multilevel Modelling Newsletter.
Our courses are now regularly over-subscribed so we have had to introduce an application and selection process. This course is subsidised by a grant from the UK Economic and Social Research Council; priority will therefore be given to UK social scientists. Please note the closing date for applications is 11 January 2013.
Completion and submission of the form, and its acknowledgement, does not guarantee a place on the course. We will email you by 16 January 2013 to tell you whether or not your application has been successful and a place has been reserved for you or not. If you are offered a place on the workshop, it will not be confirmed until you have accepted and paid the relevant fee.
If you have any queries, please email info-cmm@bristol.ac.uk.
Please click here to read the booking terms and conditions before completing the booking form.
Introduction to Multilevel Modelling using MLwiN, 7-9th January 2013, University of Bristol
Please note that the application window for this workshop has closed. If you would like to be informed of future workshops, you can subscribe to the Centre for Multilevel Modelling Newsletter.
This workshop provides an introduction to multilevel modelling.
We assume that participants are familiar with single level regression models (to the level implied by Module 3 of our online multilevel modelling course) but have no prior knowledge of multilevel modelling. Theory sessions are accompanied by practical sessions using our software, MLwiN, in which participants get the chance to apply what they have learned to real datasets. No prior knowledge of MLwiN is assumed: the first practical takes participants right from the very basics. Throughout, there is an emphasis on how to interpret the models and on what kinds of research question they can be used to explore. For further information, see previous 'Introduction to multilevel modelling' workshop materials (the presentations will be similar but may be subject to minor changes)
Instructors:
Professor Fiona Steele, Professor William Browne, Professor Kelvyn Jones, Dr George Leckie, Dr Rob French, Rebecca Pillinger
Timing:
The course starts with registration at 10.45am on Day 1 and finishes at 3.15pm on Day 3. Participants are expected to attend the full course.
Course fee:
The course fee includes event materials, lunch, and morning\afternoon refreshments. The course fee does not include travel and accommodation costs. There will be an optional Course evening meal arranged for participants and workshop instructors on the first evening; the cost of this is to be confirmed but is not included in the course fee.
A full refund will be given if cancellation occurs 1 month prior to the event. No refund is given after this date. By completing the application form, you are accepting these cancellation terms.
The course fees are;
- For UK-registered students - £90
- For staff at UK academic institutions, ESRC funded researchers and registered charity organisations - £180
- For all other participants* - £630
* A limited number of places at the academic rate are available for UK non-academics.
Applications:
Please note that the application window for this workshop has closed. If you would like to be informed of future workshops, you can subscribe to the Centre for Multilevel Modelling Newsletter.
Completion and submission of the form, and its acknowledgement, does not guarantee a place on the course. We will email you by 7 November 2012 to tell you whether or not your application has been successful and a place has been reserved for you or not. If you are offered a place on the workshop, it will not be confirmed until you have accepted and paid the relevant fee.
If you have any queries, please email info-cmm@bristol.ac.uk.
Please click here to read the booking terms and conditions before completing the booking form.