Author Archives: cconley

New Resources: Qualitative Analysis in R

Posted on May 15, 2014 by cconley

New to the R Resources page is the “Qualitative Analysis in R” pdf.   This resource, prepared by Greg Rousell, is an overview of getting started with qualitative data analysis in R using the RQDA package.  It walks the reader … Continue reading →

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Community Data – Vulnerability indices and technical considerations

Posted on April 29, 2014 by cconley

AERO has announced an upcoming Special Interest Group session “Working with Community Data Sets”.  This free event will be of interest to those who want to learn more about the approaches and development of vulnerability indices and the practical, technical … Continue reading →

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R Summer Institute – Registration Open

Posted on April 11, 2014 by cconley

Click here for a pdf of the flyer.

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SAVE THE DATE! – SummR Series – June 23 and 24

Posted on March 24, 2014 by cconley

The Toronto and Barrie Region MISA PNCs are sponsoring a two day R workshop on June 23 and 24.  A location in Toronto is in the process of being reserved for this event. This two day workshop is an extension … Continue reading →

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QGIS – Quick Start Tips

Posted on March 19, 2014 by cconley

Here are a few quick references for getting started with QGIS.  All steps included are based on a 2.2.0 Valmiera installation of QGIS Tips: Install the “Table Manager” plugin to modify the attributes table (i.e. field names etc.) Use the … Continue reading →

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R – Special Education Data Cleaning

Posted on March 18, 2014 by cconley

Three new scripts have been added to the R resource section: SpecEd_36_ISD_Coding.R SpecEd_G9_ISD_Coding.R SpecEd_OSSLT_FTE_ISD_Coding.R These files have been developed to support the analysis of achievement or context by Special Education categories. Each of the scripts takes your ISD file and: … Continue reading →

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Join us at OERS 2014…

Posted on February 12, 2014 by cconley

If you are attending the 2014 Ontario Education Research Symposium be sure to stop by the Data User Group table that will be set up for the poster session. It will be a great opportunity to network and get feedback … Continue reading →

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Second Workshop Scheduled for “Introduction to R – Towards Reproducible Research”

Posted on December 19, 2013 by cconley

A second “Introduction to R – Towards Reproducible Research” workshop has been scheduled for January 9th, 2014.  The format and material covered will be the same as the December 9th workshop and is intended to provide an additional opportunity to … Continue reading →

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R Resources

Posted on December 10, 2013 by cconley

Thank you to all those who attended yesterday’s workshop “Introduction to R – Towards Reproducible Research”.  It was a lot of material to cover but the conversations and feedback has been great.  Many of the resources that were shared yesterday … Continue reading →

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Introduction to R – Towards Reproducible Research

Posted on December 8, 2013 by cconley

On December 9th, 2013, DUG will be holding the hands-on workshop “Introduction to R – Towards Reproducible Research“.  This workshop is presented In collaboration with the Barrie Region and Toronto Region MISA (Managing Information for Student Achievement) PNCs (Professional Network … Continue reading →

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