Research Methods Festival Programme
Programme for: Friday 2nd July am
Venue: See conference programme
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What is multilevel modelling? (FULL)
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9:30 – 12:45
The aim of the session is to provide an entry point for social scientists to find out what multilevel modelling is and how it may be of value in the social sciences. There will be an opening talk by Kelvyn Jones followed by three 30 minute presentations that give research applications across different substantive areas. These will need to explain why MLM was needed (data structure etc) and show some results that can be grasped fairly easily. It would be good if the talk can also explain the inadequacy of the analysis if MLM was not used.
The anticipated audience is: PhD students and researchers; supervisors who need to know what methods to recommend to students; other academics who need to update themselves.
No prior statistical knowledge will
be assumed.
| 9:30 | An introduction to the concepts of multilevel modelling Kelvyn Jones, University of Bristol Discussion and questions |
| 10:30 | Geographical
variation in electoral participation: evidence from a multilevel
analysis of the European Social Survey
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| 11:10 | Coffee |
| 11:30 | An area of importance: Assessing geographical effects in public health research Alastair H Leyland,
MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow |
| 12:10 | Analysing
variability between neighbourhoods by exploiting survey design features
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| 12:45 | Lunch |
