DSI Weds Lunchtime Talks

Wednesday 13 January 2021, 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Venue

Microsoft Teams

Open to

Postgraduates, Public, Staff

Registration

Registration not required - just turn up

Event Details

Rebecca Godar (Independent consultant and Director of Policy Intelligence) will be giving the lunchtime talk next Wednesday for the Data Science Institute (Society Theme) at the University

Rebecca works closely with local authorities to help them make better use of the wealth of data they hold – particularly in relation to children’s social care.

Title: Using difference in difference and exploring trends over time

Content:

  • An introduction to using Difference in Difference for evaluation
  • Benefits and challenges of difference in difference - using the Pause study as an example. The Pause study has now been published and can be found here.
  • From evaluation to understanding: exploring the reasons behind trends over time in administrative data

Join: via Teams.

Contact Details

Name Julia CARRADUS
Email

j.carradus1@lancaster.ac.uk