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NEPS Data Trainings

The Research Data Center (Forschungsdatenzentrum, FDZ) offers training courses in German and English on the data of the National Educational Panel Study. The one- and two-day events are composed of different modules, whereby single modules can be attended separately. All courses take place online via Zoom. Participation is free of charge. Registration by e-mail is required, indicating the number or date of the desired training course.

Registration for the NEPS data training

  • Basic modules provide knowledge on the theoretical and methodological framework of the NEPS study as well as on how to work with the data documentation. They support first-time users in accessing the data and in taking the first steps towards preparing analyses based on NEPS data.

  • Advanced modules In-depth modules address selected topics of NEPS data use. The offers range from assistance on general challenges of data preparation to instructions on how to deal with specific data packages and data formats.

The trainings with basic and advanced modules take place in presentation form with the opportunity for individual follow-up questions. The material is made available to the participants after the course. The contents are applicable to all NEPS starting cohorts. Data processing is usually demonstrated using Stata, but no special prior knowledge is required for understanding. The respective course programs can be accessed as PDF by clicking on the title bar in the fields below.

December 7/8, 2023
No 104 | English | Online
Day 1: Basic modules
Day 2: Advanced modules
  • Use of weights
  • Data for sequence analysis
  • Data preparation with Stata II
 
April 22, 2024
No 107 | English | Online
Day 1: Basic modules
   
   
   
   
 
September 12/13, 2024
No 110 | English | Online
Day 1: Basic modules
Day 2: Advanced modules
  • Merging with Stata
  • Competence data
  • Episode information
January 19, 2024
No 105 | German | Online
Day 1: Basic modules
   
   
   
   
 
May 16/17, 2024
No 108 | German | Online
Day 1: Basic modules
Day 2: Advanced modules
  • Competence data
  • Merging with Stata
   
 
October 25, 2024
No 111 | German | Online
Day 1: Basic modules
   
   
   
   
February 29/March 1, 2024
No 106 | German | Online
Day 1: Basic modules
Day 2: Advanced modules
  • NEPS-ADIAB
  • Data preparation with Stata II
  • Merging with Stata
 
July 5, 2024
No 109 | German | Online
Day 1: Basic modules
   
   
   
   
 
November 28/29, 2024
No 112 | English | Online
Day 1: Basic modules
Day 2: Advanced modules
  • Use of weights
  • Data for sequence analysis
  • Data preparation with Stata II

Contact the Research Data Center

E-mail: fdz@lifbi.de
Phone: +49 951 863-3511
Fax: +49 951 863-3513

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Location


All training courses are organized as virtual events.

Leibniz Institut for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi)
Wilhelmsplatz 3
96047 Bamberg