Sessions Information

  • January 4, 2014
    2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Session Type: AALS Committee Programs
    Session Capacity: 44
    Hotel: Hilton New York Midtown
    Room: Concourse B
    Floor: Concourse Level

    This Workshop will be held on Saturday, January 4, from 2:00-5:00 p.m. through Sunday, January 5, from 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.  There is an additional registration fee of $100 to attend this program, which includes a box lunch.  Attendance at Saturday afternoon’s program is required in order to attend Sunday’s program. Optional homework will be assigned.

    In this seminar, Professors Eisenberg and Wells will guide participants through an intensive ten hour course on statistical analysis in the legal context. The participants will follow Professor Eisenberg and Well’s lead on their own laptops and with their own Stata software in coding and analyzing data sets.

    Participants should purchase Stata version 12 through their universities at the discounted academic price. See http://www.stata.com/order/new/edu/gradplans/.   Any version of Stata other than Small Stata will work for this workshop. Participants who do not wish to purchase a longer term license for Stata may use a free version of Stata that will expire at the end of the workshop.  Information on downloading and passwords for the free version will be distributed shortly before the workshop.  Reading assignments will be from Alan C. Acock, A Gentle Introduction to Stata (Revised Third Edition 2012), which is available from the Stata bookstore online.

Session Speakers
Cornell Law School
Speaker

Session Fees
  • 1418 Committee on Research Program - Quantitative Empirical Training Workshop (Sat Jan 4 from 2-5pm and Sun Jan 5 9am-5pm): $100.00