This workshop is offered every semester as a basic introduction to GIS. The topics covered are:
1. What is GIS, mapping, and spatial data. 2. GIS data types and file formats. 3. GIS analysis, problem solving, and case studies... Read more about Basic Intro to GIS
Hans Demetrio Gaebler (Dept of Statistics), "Overcoming Statistical Challenges in Detecting Discrimination"
Abstract
Outcome tests are a long-standing and widely used approach to detecting discrimination in lending, hiring, policing, and beyond. For example, if White loan recipients are found to default more often than racial minority recipients, the outcome test would suggest that lenders impose a double standard, preferentially lending to riskier White loan applicants. Despite its popularity, outcome tests have long been known to...
Jim Snyder (Department of Government), "Is All Politics National? Evidence from Voting on Local Ballot Measures" (w/ Aleksandra Conevska, Shigeo Hirano, Shiro Kuriwaki, Jeffrey B. Lewis, and Can Mutlu)