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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

Workshop topics range from introductions to programming in R or Stata, Interpreting Regressions in Quantitative Papers, and Preparing for a Data Science Interview. A list of workshops that may be offered in the future can be found here.

 

Upcoming workshops:

 

Regression and Causal Inference in STATA, with Becca Jorgensen (rjorgen1@swarthmore.edu)

  • This 90-minute workshop will be offered at two different times on Monday, April 3rd -- 3:00-4:30 and 5:00-6:30 -- both in Trotter 201 (pending room confirmation)

 

Past workshops:

 

Using Stata for hypothesis testing in economics, with Becca Jorgensen (rjorgen1@swarthmore.edu). This 90-minute workshop will be offered at two different times: Monday 2/27, 3-4:30pm, and Monday 2/27, 6-7:30pm, both in Trotter 201

 

Introduction to R: find more information and register at https://tinyurl.com/introR-s23-times

  • Section 1: Tue, March 13 4:15-6:15pm (campus computers available, but bring a laptop if you can)

  • Section 2: Wed, March 14th 4:15-6:15pm (no campus computers available, please bring a laptop)

  • Section 3: Sun, March 19th 4-6pm (campus computers available, but bring a laptop if you can)

 

Office Hours

 

Spring 2023 office hours with Becca Jorgensen ( rjorgen1@swarthmore.edu)

  • Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 7:00-8:00pm, by Zoom (Use your Swarthmore.edu email to see Becca's calendar and the Zoom link.)
  • During April 29-May 10, Becca will be available by appointment.

Spring 2023 office hours with Ella Foster-Molina (mfoster1@swarthmore.edu)

 

 

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 msallad1@swarthmore.edu.