The National Centre for Research Methods Courses

Structural Equation Modelling - SEM

7 ratings

Explore structural equation modeling through measurement and structural models, confirmatory factor analysis, recursive and non-recursive models, and mediation effects.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Research Skills, Communication and Dissemination

4 ratings

A research lecture series on disability-inclusive inquiry, big data, sensing ethics, sociology, and fieldwork in conflict zones.

• YouTube
• 7 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Data Quality and Data Management

2 ratings

Explore how linked data is used in the UK, alongside its social, ethical, and civil-liberties implications.

• YouTube
• 3 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Qualitative Data Handling and Data Analysis

1 rating

A lecture series connecting qualitative inquiry, data analysis, and big data across interviews, discourse, ethnography, diaries, and mixed-method research.

• YouTube
• 13 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Advanced Bayesian Methods

An advanced introduction to Bayesian computation, covering Metropolis-Hastings, Gibbs sampling, computational speed, and convergence assessment.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Cross-Classified Models

An introduction to fitting, extending, and applying cross-classified models.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Agent Based Modeling

An introduction to agent-based modeling for social research, covering model analysis, uncertainty, psychological experiments, documentation, and simulation provenance.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Research Management and Impact

Explore Chinese censorship through reverse engineering and examine ethical principles and theories for conducting research responsibly.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Approaches to Analysing Qualitative Data - Archaeology as a Metaphor

Explores archaeology as a metaphor for analysing qualitative data, including archival work, computer-assisted text analysis, and layered longitudinal analysis.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Web Scraping and Covid 19

An introduction to web scraping COVID-19 information through HTML, worked examples, notebooks, and a discussion of ethical considerations.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Binary Logistic Regression

Learn binary logistic regression, including multivariate models and interaction effects.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Ordinal Logistic Regression

Learn how ordinal logistic regression works, including multiple ordinal regression and the proportional odds assumption.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Multinomial Logistic Regression

Introduces multinomial logistic regression and extends it to multiple multinomial regression through two concise parts.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Introduction to Poisson Regression Models for Count Data

Introduces Poisson regression for count data, covering model goodness-of-fit statistics and residual diagnostics.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Quantitative Data Handling and Data Analysis

A social research methods survey spanning meta-analysis, survey measurement, small area estimation, big data, text analysis, and geoprivacy.

• YouTube
• 13 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video