Next data user workshop
Date: Tuesday 6 July 2010
Time: 9:00am to 4:30pm
Location: Australian Institute of Family Studies, Level 20, 485 La Trobe Street, Melbourne
A data user workshop for Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children will be held on Tuesday 6 July, the day prior to the 11th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference.
The focus will be to assist users of the data, those considering becoming users, or those who are interested in learning more about LSAC data, to gain confidence in understanding and navigating the LSAC datasets.
The following topics will be covered, designed to give a comprehensive overview of the conduct of the study, its datasets and supporting documentation:
- Study methodology
- Introduction to the LSAC datasets
- Data analysis issues (i.e. Confidentialisation, weighting, clustering etc.)
- Variable naming
- User resources (including data dictionary)
The needs of the registrants for this workshop will be taken into account, where possible, in designing the program.
To attend, please print, complete and email, fax or post the Registration form (PDF 207 KB) to the address given on the form. Once registered you will be contacted regarding your training requirements.
Places will be limited but a waiting list will be maintained.
If you are not able to attend this workshop but are interested in attending a similar one, please contact us to be placed on a waiting list for future programs.