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Dr Mark Tranmer
Senior Lecturer
CCSR
Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis
School of Social Sciences
University of Manchester
Tel: 0161 275 4744
Fax: +44 (0) 161 275 4722
Mark.Tranmer "at" manchester.ac.uk
Room: G15, Humanities Bridgeford Street Building
Current Research Projects
Bilateral Australia: The Role Of Households, Neighbourhoods And Networks In Social Statistics, August 2008 - July 2011. Jointly funded by ESRC and the Australian Research Council (ARC). Mark Tranmer is Principal investigator in the UK. Also involves a team from the University of Wollongong, Australia. I will give a talk, largely about this project in the seminar series for Department of Geography, University of Sheffield on 9th March at 4pm, and the following week at Manchester, in the CCSR seminar series. Here is the abstract.
ESRC NCeSS programme node : “e-STAT –NCeSS quantitative node”: Sept 2009 - Aug 2012. Mark Tranmer is a co-investigator. The principal investigators are based in Bristol and Southampton. The research programme includes a project on Social Networks in Multilevel structures. ( slides from recent team meeting )
International Collaborative Network: "Multilevel Network Modelling Group": October 2009 - September 2012. Funded by the Leverhulme trust. Involves a team from the following universities: Indiana (US), Groningen (NL), Melbourne (AUS), Paris-Dauphine (FR), Lugano (CH), Nortwestern (US), as well as Oxford and Manchester in the UK. Mark Tranmer is Principal Investigator. [ project guide, march 2010 (.pdf) ; project website ]
Forthcoming Seminars and External Short Courses
9th March 2010: Including Social Network Information in Geographical Analysis: Some Multilevel Approaches. In the seminar series for Department of Geography, University of Sheffield [abstract]
16th March 2010: Including Social Network Information in Geographical Analysis: Some Multilevel Approaches. In the CCSR seminar series [abstract]
21-25 June 2010: An introduction to R / Statistical Models for Social Network Analysis (with Johan Koskinen, Oxford) Further details / booking
Recent Research Project
Help In Context: A Multilevel Analysis of the European Social Survey, 2007 - June 2009. Funded by ESRC. Mark Tranmer was co-investigator.
Research Interests
I have two main research interests, the methodological development and substantive application of:
- Multilevel Modelling
- Social Network Analysis
These two interests are inter-related - for example social and geographical variations in socio-economic or health variables, ego-networks, networks in organisational structures, statistical models for social networks, and also involve other aspects of research I am interested in, such as methods for combining data and microsimulation. Other research interests include: complex survey analysis, longitudinal data analysis.
I am contact person for the Manchester Social Networks Group (MSNG), which I co-founded with Nick Crossley and other colleagues at Manchester in 2007.
Here are my slides on Statistical Models for Social Networks. These were presented at a special social networks day, as part of the methods@manchester programme.
Research Collaboration outside SoSS includes:
Department of Mathematics, University of Manchester
Centre for Statistical and Survey Methodology, University of Wollongong Australia
The Social Networks Group (Melnet), University of Melbourne, Australia
Department of Geography, Univ. Sheffield
East Manchester New Deal for Communities
Centre for Multilevel Modelling, University of Bristol
University of Southampton
PhD Supervision
Property crime; Uptake of postgraduate education; Governance (CASE studentship); Differential group effects in multilevel models (joint SoSS / Maths studentship); Social Network Analysis; The diversification of family forms, the intensification of employment and social disadvantage: Understanding individual vulnerability in Europe.
Teaching
materials for Social Network Analysis course B 21st -25th June 2010 download the folder from here (.zip)
MSc modules: Multilevel Modelling; Social Network Analysis.
I have also previousy taught Longitudinal Data Analysis and Design and Analysis of Complex Surveys as MSc course modules.
External courses - including those taught on international basis:
Multilevel Modelling; Social Network Analysis; Data Reduction and Classification.
Recent Publications
Simpson, L., Purdam, K., Tajar, A., Fieldhouse, E A., Gavalas, V S., Tranmer, M., Pritchard, J, Dorling, D. Ethnic minority populations and the labour market: an analysis of the 1991 and 2001 Census.
Simpson, L., Purdam, K., Tajar, A., Fieldhouse, E A., Gavalas, V S., Tranmer, M., Pritchard, J, Dorling, D. Ethnic minority populations and the labour market: an analysis of the 1991 and 2001 Census.
Purdam, K., Tranmer, M.. (2008). Help in Context: A Multilevel Analysis of the European Social Survey. Cinefogo, Stockholm.
Fieldhouse, E A., Tranmer, M., Russell, A. (2007). Something about young people or something about elections?Electoral participation of young people in Europe: Evidence from a multilevel analysis of the European Social Survey. European Journal of Political Research, 46: (6), 797?822. Full text doi:10.1111/j.1475-6765.2007.00713.x
Fieldhouse, E A., Tranmer, M., Russell, A. (2007). Something about young people or something about elections?Electoral participation of young people in Europe: Evidence from a multilevel analysis of the European Social Survey. European Journal of Political Research, 46: (6), 797?822. Full text doi:10.1111/j.1475-6765.2007.00713.x
Cutts, D., Fieldhouse, E A., Purdam, K., D. Steel, Tranmer, M. (2007). Voter Turnout in British South Asian Communities at the 2001 General Election. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 9 (3), 396-412.
Cutts, D., Fieldhouse, E A., Purdam, K., D. Steel, Tranmer, M. (2007). Voter Turnout in British South Asian Communities at the 2001 General Election. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 9 (3), 396-412.
Cutts, D., Fieldhouse, E A., Purdam, K., D. Steel, Tranmer, M. (2007). Voter Turnout in British South Asian Communities at the 2001 General Election. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 9 (3), 396-412.
Cutts, D., Fieldhouse, E A., Purdam, K., D. Steel, Tranmer, M. (2007). Voter Turnout in British South Asian Communities at the 2001 General Election. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 9 (3), 396-412.
Steel, D, Tranmer, M., Holt, D. (2006). Unravelling ecological analysis. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Decision Sciences 2006,
Tranmer, M., Pickles, A R., Fieldhouse, E A., Elliot, M J., Dale, A., Brown, M S., Martin, D, Steel, D.G, Gardiner, C. (2005). Proposals for Small Area Microdata. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society series A, 168(1), 29-49. Full text doi:10.1111/j.1467-985X.2004.00334.x
Simpson, L., Tranmer, M. (2005). Combining sample and census data in small area estimates: Iterative Proportional Fitting with standard software. Professional Geographer, 57(2), 222-234.
Simpson, L., Tranmer, M. (2005). Combining sample and census data in small area estimates: Iterative Proportional Fitting with standard software. Professional Geographer, 57(2), 222-234.
Tranmer, M., L Simpson. (2004). Small area estimation by Iterative Proportional Fitting, combining reliable marginal totals with approximate estimates of local interactions. the Professional Geographer,
Tranmer, M., L Simpson, D Steel, A Pickles, G Davies. (2003). Extending Census Tables for Local Areas by Combining Aggregate and Individual Level Data. Journal of Official Statistics,
Tranmer, M., Dale, A., Fieldhouse, E A., D Steel. (2003). Exploring population structure with census data. In Courgeau, D.(Ed.) Methodology and epistemology of multilevel models.
Tranmer, M., Dale, A., Fieldhouse, E A., D Steel. (2003). Exploring population structure with census data. In Courgeau, D.(Ed.) Methodology and epistemology of multilevel models.
Tranmer, M., Dale, A., Fieldhouse, E A., D Steel. (2003). Exploring population structure with census data. In Courgeau, D.(Ed.) Methodology and epistemology of multilevel models.
Tranmer, M., D Steel, D Holt. (2003). Analysis combining survey and geographically aggregated data. In Skinner, C. Chambers, R.(Ed.) Analysis of survey data. (323-343).
Tranmer, M., Fieldhouse, E A. (2001). Concentration effects, spatial mismatch or residualisation? Geographical Analysis, 33(4), 353-369.
Tranmer, M., Fieldhouse, E A. (2001). Concentration effects, spatial mismatch or residualisation? Geographical Analysis, 33(4), 353-369.
Tranmer, M., D Martin, A Nolan. (2001). The application of zone design methodology to the 2001 UK Census. Environment and Planning A, 33, 1949-1962.
Fieldhouse, E A., Tranmer, M. (2001). Concentration effects, spatial mismatch or neighbourhood selection? Exploring labour market and neighbourhood variations in male unemployment risk using census microdata from Great Britain. Geographical Analysis, 33(4), 353-369.
Fieldhouse, E A., Tranmer, M. (2001). Concentration effects, spatial mismatch or neighbourhood selection? Exploring labour market and neighbourhood variations in male unemployment risk using census microdata from Great Britain. Geographical Analysis, 33(4), 353-369.
Tranmer, M., D Steel. (2001). Ignoring a level in a multilevel model: evidence from UK census data. Environment and Planning (A), 33, 941-948.
Tranmer, M., D Steel. (2001). Using census data to investigate scale effects. In Tate, N. Atkinson, P.(Ed.) Scale Effects and GIS. (105-122).
Fieldhouse, E A., Tranmer, M., D Steel. Exploring small area population structure with census data, Methodology and Epistemology of Multilevel Analysis. Ed. Courgeau, D. 2001. Kluwer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands.
Fieldhouse, E A., Tranmer, M., D Steel. Exploring small area population structure with census data, Methodology and Epistemology of Multilevel Analysis. Ed. Courgeau, D. 2001. Kluwer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands.
Elliot, M J., Tranmer, M., Fieldhouse, E A., Dale, A., M Brown. Small Area Microdata, CCSR Occasional Paper. Vol. no 20. 2000.
Elliot, M J., Tranmer, M., Fieldhouse, E A., Dale, A., M Brown. Small Area Microdata, CCSR Occasional Paper. Vol. no 20. 2000.
Elliot, M J., Tranmer, M., Fieldhouse, E A., Dale, A., M Brown. Small Area Microdata, CCSR Occasional Paper. Vol. no 20. 2000.
Elliot, M J., Tranmer, M., Fieldhouse, E A., Dale, A., M Brown. Small Area Microdata, CCSR Occasional Paper. Vol. no 20. 2000.
Tranmer, M., D Steel. (1998). Using census data to investigate the causes of the ecological fallacy. Environment & Planning A, 30, 817-831.
F Creed, B Tomenson, P Anthony, Tranmer, M. (1997). Predicting length of stay in psychiatry. Psychological Medicine, 27, 961-966.
Tranmer, M., D Holt, D Steel.. (1997). Targets of Inference and Methods of Analysis in Multi-Level Populations. Paper presented at an RSS half day meeting on Small Area Estimation and the Ecological Fallacy. London:
Tranmer, M., D Holt, D Steel.. (1997). Approaches to ecological regression. Paper presented at the ISI 51st session. Istanbul:
Tranmer, M., D Holt, D Steel.. (1997). Logistic regression analysis with aggregate data: tackling the ecological fallacy. Paper presented at the American Statistical Association Conference. Anaheim:
D Holt, D Steel, Tranmer, M. (1996). Area homogeneity and the modifiable areal unit problem. Geographical Systems, 3, 181-200.
D Holt, D Steel, Tranmer, M., N Wrigley. (1996). Aggregation and ecological effects in geographically based data. Geographical Analysis, 28, 3, 244-262.
D Steel, D Holt, Tranmer, M. (1996). Making unit-level inferences from aggregate data. Survey Methodology, 22, 1, 3-15.
N Wrigley, D Holt, D Steel, Tranmer, M. (1996). Spatial modelling and the Ecological Fallacy. In Longley, P. Batty, M.(Ed.) GIS and Spatial Modelling.
D Holt, D Steel, Tranmer, M.. (1996). Analysing and adjusting aggregation effects in ecological regression. Proceedings of the INED Conference on the Spatial analysis of Biodemographic Data. Paris:
Tranmer, M., D Steel, D Holt.. (1994). Modelling and Adjusting Aggregation Effects. Proceedings of the US Bureau of the Census Annual Research Conference. Washington: 382-408.