Cross-cohort comparative analysis in the British cohort studies: opportunities and challenges
Date:
22/05/2024
Organised by:
UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies
Presenter:
David Bann is an Associate Professor in Population Health at the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at UCL.
Level:
Intermediate (some prior knowledge)
Contact:
Richard Steele, ioe.clsevents@ucl.ac.uk
Venue: Online
Description:
About the event
This webinar focuses on conducting cross-study comparisons across time, in the British birth cohorts and other datasets.
The webinar provides insights into the benefits and importance of conducting cross-study comparisons in the social and health sciences, offering guidance and suggestions on methodological issues and other considerations.
We will briefly discuss the opportunities of cross-study comparison research, and emphasise key areas to consider including target populations, measurement, harmonisation and interpretation.
We will suggest a checklist and outline a teaching resource to help researchers conduct cross-study comparative research more effectively.
The guidance offered applies when using any of the CLS cohorts or similar studies. The CLS cohorts include:
This online webinar is free to attend and will be conducted live, with an opportunity to ask questions. We’ll also publish a recording of the webinar on our YouTube channel without the Q&A.
Cost:
Free
Website and registration:
Region:
Greater London
Keywords:
Longitudinal Data Analysis
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