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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Are you new to R or would like to refresh your knowledge?💻Emilia Kmiotek-Meier's hands-on #GESISworkshop welcomes you to the wonderful world of R: from wrangling to analysing to visualizing data, you'll be able to tackle your own R projects afterwards. ➡️ t1p.de/Introduction... @gesis.org

Online GESIS Workshop
Introduction to R
11 - 12 January and 18 - 19 January
Emilia Kmiotek-Meier (University of Cologne)

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

📣 October News out! 🤩 Registration is open for #GESISspringseminar 2027 on Metascience: Methods and Tools for Robust Inference. 🔍 Interview with Cassie Ann Short & Nate Breznau on Metascience. ✨ Updates on #GESISworkshops. ⏪ Look back on #GESISsummerschool 2026. 👀 ➡️ t1p.de/Training-NL-....

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🚀 Your survey data alone may not be enough. Learn how to integrate survey data with nonprobability samples, administrative records, and digital traces in our #GESISWorkshop – with plenty of hands-on #R. 📊💻 Info & registration ➡️ t1p.de/SurveyDataIn... @gesis.org @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social

GESIS Workshop
Survey Data Integration: Combining (Non)probability, Administrative, and Digital Trace Data
18 – 20 November 2026 | Online
Camilla Salvatore (Utrecht University)

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

📣 New month, new chances! Check out our new #GESISworkshops: 💬 Coding Open-Ended Survey Responses: From Codebooks to LLMs 👥 Introduction to the Foundations of Qualitative Social Research (in German) Find yours ➡️ gesis.org/workshops 🧵👇

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And just like that, the #GESISfallseminar 2026 has come to an end yesterday! More than 4 weeks, many courses, countless discussions and exchanges – onsite and online. Thanks to all participants and lecturers for being part of it! We hope you enjoyed the weeks as much as we did. Until next time! 👋

GESIS Fall Seminar in Computational Social Science 2026

The End
Lots of learning.
Many ideas exchanged.
New perspectives.
New connections made.
And quite a few screens, too..

Thanks to everyone who joined us – onsite and online!

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Week 4 of the #GESISfallseminar: done and dusted! 💨 A week of hands-on learning about LLMs, causal machine learning, and intensive longitudinal methods – as well as plenty of opportunities for exchange. We're ready for the final week on Monday and hope everyone has a great weekend! 👋 @gesis.org

Slide of online course Mobile Data Collection.

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🗣️📝 Qualitative Interviews sind mehr als nur Fragen stellen! Lerne effektive Sampling-Strategien, Leitfadenentwicklung, Interviewtechniken und vieles mehr in unserem #GESISworkshop mit Nicole Bögelein & Katharina Leimbach. Melde dich hier an ➡️ t1p.de/QualiIntervi... #QualitativeForschung

GESIS Workshop
Durchführung qualitativer Interviews mit Nicole Bögelein & Katharina Leimbach.

27 – 29 Januar 2027 in Köln

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

✨ Start the new year with fresh skills and sharper methods! 🌐 Introduction to R 🗣️ Conducting Qualitative Interviews (in German) Entire Program ➡️ gesis.org/training @gesis.org

Upcoming Workshops January 2027:

🌐 Introduction to R
11 to 19 Jan | Online
🗣️ Conducting Qualitative Interviews (in German)
27 to 29 Jan | Cologne

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🍽️ Monday’s lunch get-together kicked off the final week for the onsite participants of the #GESISfallseminar with good food, conversations and the chance to get to know each other better – all fuelled up with good energy for the remaining days ahead 😊 @gesis.org

Get-together participants, staff and lecturers.

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🧠🤖📸 Week 4 of the #GESISfallseminar is underway! We’re welcoming participants to three courses, offered onsite and online: Advanced Text Analysis with Python, Causal Machine Learning, and Mobile Data Collection and Analysis. Welcome to everyone joining us this week, including our lecturers! 👋

Welcome slide for online course Mobile Data Collection and Analysis: Intensive Longitudinal Methods.

Welcome from lecturer Hauke Licht in onsite class From Embeddings to LLMs: Advanced Text Analysis with Python.

Welcome slide for online course Causal Machine Learning.

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Wrapping up Week 3 of the #GESISfallseminar! Two online courses, one onsite course, hands-on sessions, new methods – and a lovely get-together with our onsite participants. Thanks for being part of it! We're ready for Week 4 starting on Monday! 👋

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🧠🤖📸 Week 3 of the #GESISfallseminar started today! We were back with three courses – onsite and online: Machine Learning for Text Analysis, Agent-Based Modeling & Simulation, and Computer Vision for Image & Video Data Analysis. A warm welcome to all our Week 3 participants and lecturers! 👋

Onsite course Introduction to Machine Learning for Text Analysis with Python.

Welcome slide for online course Agent-Based Modeling & Simulation.

Welcome slide for online course Computer Vision for Image and Video Data Analysis with Python.

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🕸️➡️📊 From the web to workable data! Week 2 of the #GESISfallseminar is coming to an end! With @iuliacioroianu.bsky.social, participants explored Web Data Collection with R and Python – with plenty of coding, challenges and discoveries. A big thank you to everyone who made it such an active one!

A slide showing CSS research project steps.

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🗣️💬 Unser #GESISworkshop zu Gruppendiskussionen mit Thomas Kühn läuft! Die Teilnehmenden arbeiten an Konzeption, Moderation, Gruppendynamiken und Datenanalyse. Morgen geht es um Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Methode sowie ihre Kombination mit anderen Verfahren. @gesis.org

Gruppenprozesse verstehen:

Teilnehmer*innen bei einer Projektpräsentation

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

📣 New month, new chances! Discover our latest #GESISworkshops: 📊Causal Inference with Instrumental Variables and Regression Discontinuity Designs 📝 Grounded-Theory-Methodologie (in German) #causalinference #regression #GTM @gesis.org Find yours ➡️ gesis.org/workshops 🧵👇

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Welcome to our #GESISfallseminar Web Data Collection courses! 💻 This week, @iuliacioroianu.bsky.social will guide participants through #webscraping and #APIs, with hands-on tutorials and exercises using #Python and #R. We’re looking forward to a week of online data collection! @gesis.org

GESIS Fall Seminar 2026
Web Data Collection with R/Python!
Screenshot with lecturer, staff and some participants.

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Week 1 of the #GESISfallseminar is a wrap! 🎉 This week's participants explored key questions, data collection & analysis methods in the field of Computational Social Science. Are you interested as well? There are still spots in some courses in the next few weeks – join us! 🎓 ➡️ gesis.org/fallseminar

GESIS Fall Seminar Courses Weeks 3 & 4/5:

Introduction to Machine Learning for Text Analysis with Python | Mannheim

Agent-Based Modeling & Simulation | Online

Computer Vision for Image and Video Data Analysis with Python | Online

Causal Machine Learning | Online

Mobile Data Collection and Analysis: Intensive Longitudinal Methods
| Online

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🎉 The GESIS Fall Seminar in Computational Social Science 2026 is underway! Today, our first two blended-learning courses kicked off with R and Python – self-learning sessions in the morning, followed by live sessions. A warm welcome to everyone! 👏 @gesis.org

Screenshot of an online GESIS Fall Seminar 2026 session. A presentation slide reads “GESIS Fall Seminar 2026 – Welcome to Introduction to Computational Social Science with R/Python!” with the GESIS and Leibniz logos and an image of the GESIS building. A Zoom-style video grid shows participants, including GESIS Training staff and lecturers and several course participants above.

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Conducting surveys across languages? 🌍 Translation quality can make or break cross-cultural comparability. Our #GESISworkshop covers best practices for questionnaire translation, as well as the opportunities and risks of integrating #LLMs into your workflow. ➡️ t1p.de/Questionnair... @gesis.org

GESIS Workshop
Questionnaire Translation: Best Practices and LLM-Based Approaches
08 December | Online
Brita Dorer, Ulrike Efu Nkong, Dorothée Behr (all GESIS)

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

📢 The 3rd MethodsNET Conference 2026 is coming up! Join researchers across qualitative, quantitative, computational & mixed methods, 28–30 Oct in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium (hybrid options). 📅 Register by 30 Sept @methodsnet.bsky.social 👉 methodsnet.org/conference/3rd-methodsnet-conference-2026/

Attend the 3rd MethodsNET Conference in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium from 28 to 30 October 2026.

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Do you want to increase the quality of your survey data? 📈 In this #GESISworkshop, Thomas Knopf (@kodaqs.bsky.social) & Julian Urban (@unipotsdam.bsky.social ) show you how to detect & handle data quality issues in R. Registration ➡️ t1p.de/DataQualityA... #DataQuality #Rstats @gesis.org

GESIS online Workshop
Data Quality Assessment for Survey Responses: Be Careful of the Careless
24 to 25 November 2026
Julian Urban & Thomas Knopf

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

A big thanks to Bilendi for supporting us! Your energy balls provided a much-needed boost, especially during these hot days in Cologne. ☀️💪

Energy balls goodies on the registration desk.

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

A big thank-you to @veriangroup.com for your continued support of the #GESISsummerschool! We truly appreciate your ongoing contribution to the summer school and survey research.

Verian fliers and pens on the registration desk.

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Thanks to @infas.de for their continued support of the #GESISsummerschool! We truly appreciate your long-standing partnership and commitment to our summer school.

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Looking back at 3.5 weeks of #GESISsummerschool 2026 in Cologne and online 📸. Thanks to everyone who made it happen: our participants, lecturers, guest speakers, @gessunimannheim.bsky.social & @esrasurvey.bsky.social. Here's to new approaches, new connections – and to next summer! ☀️

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The #GESISfallseminar in Computational Social Science starts soon – we can't wait! 🗓️ 31 Aug – 29 Sep 2026 📍 GESIS Mannheim or online More info at gesis.org/fallseminar. Full program & registration at t1p.de/FallSeminar2026-Program. A few spots are still available. @gesis.org

GESIS Fall Seminar in Computational Social Science 2026
🗓️ 31 Aug – 29 Sep 2026
📍 Mannheim or online

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Day 3 at #GESISsummerschool is going strong! Our #DAGs online course welcomed Beyers Louw, while Applied Intro to Bots continued hybrid and Causal Inference Using Survey Data brought participants together onsite. Plenty of brainpower heating up – tomorrow, Cologne’s temperatures will match! ☀️🧠🥵

Course 7: Causal Inference Using Survey Data
with Heinz Leitgöb and Tobias Wolbring.

Course 8: Applied Introduction to Bots in Web-based Studies
with Jan Karem Höhne and Joshua Claassen.

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Week 4 of #GESISsummerschool is underway! ☀️ Monday brought our get-together lunch & @klaramueller.bsky.social 's Lunch Talk on tackling bias in unexpected event designs. Meanwhile, participants are diving into causal inference & web bots. Tomorrow, our DAGs short course joins us! @gesis.org

Lunch Talk by Klara Müller: "Tackling Bias in Unexpected Event Designs".

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

An inspiring week 3 at #GESISsummerschool comes to an end! 🎉 A big thank you to all participants & lecturers for making this week such a success. We hope you enjoyed the sessions, lively discussions, and connecting with fellow researchers. Looking forward to our final week on Monday! @gesis.org

Group picture course 5 "Latent Variable Modeling in Survey Research: Classical and New Approaches".

Lecturers and participants in action. Course 4: Data Science Techniques for Survey Researchers.

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

A great first day of Week 3 at #GESISsummerschool! From shared lunch vibes 🍽️ to sharp insights 🧠: Fabienne Kraemer discussed whether repeated interviews shape survey responses, and Leon Fröhling explored the journey from survey data to LLM personas. More discussions, exchange & learning to come!

Talk 1: Fabienne Kraemer, "Do Repeated Interviews Shape Survey Responses? Evidence on Panel Conditioning".

Talk 2: Leon Fröhling, “From Survey Data to LLM Personas: Methods, Applications, and Challenges”.

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

📣 New month, new chances! Discover our latest #GESISworkshops: 👥📝 Conducting Qualitative Interviews (in German) 📊🧩 Advanced Multilevel Modeling #qualitativeinterviews #QualitativeForschung #multilevelmodeling @gesis.org Find yours ➡️ gesis.org/workshops 🧵👇

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Wrapping up a wonderful week 2 at #GESISsummerschool! Big thanks to all participants, lecturers & sponsors @infas.de & @veriangroup.com for making it possible. From insightful sessions to a fun brewery night, it’s been a great time. Safe travels, and excited for the adventures week 3 holds!

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

💻 Your commute just got a lot shorter. Our #GESISfallseminar course on #ABM is now online! Curious about complex interactions between individuals? 🧐 Learn how to simulate these interactions and their outcomes using #NetLogo and other languages. 👉 t1p.de/AgentBasedMo... @gesis.org

GESIS Fall Seminar in Computational Social Science
Agent-Based Modeling & Simulation
14 – 18 September 2026 | Online
Daniel Mayerhoffer (University of Amsterdam)

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Attend from anywhere online! 💻🌍 Learn from @lukotto.bsky.social and @klingelhoefer.bsky.social how to study people's behaviors and experiences in real time with smartphone-based data collection and multilevel modelling at the #GESISfallseminar. More infos & registration ➡️ t1p.de/MobileDataCo...

GESIS Fall Seminar in Computational Social Science
Mobile Data Collection and Analysis: Intensive Longitudinal Methods
21 to 25 September 2026 | Online
Lukas Otto (GESIS) & Julius Klingelhoefer (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Your R code works… but could it work smarter? 👀 Would you like to take your skills to the next level, e.g. by learning about functional and efficient programming, debugging, and parallelization? This #GESISworkshop got you covered! Register at ➡️ t1p.de/r-programmin... #RStats @gesis.org

GESIS Workshop
Advanced R Programming
21 to 23 October 2026 | Online
Tom Paskhalis (Trinity College Dublin)

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Week 2 of #GESISsummerschool in Survey Methodology 2026 is rolling along nicely! A lively lunch brought participants & lecturers together, followed by inspiring talks from @lydiarepke.bsky.social & @dielea.bsky.social. Lots of #surveymethodology insights – more to come! 🧠📊 @gesis.org

Lea Kaftann presenting on “Combining Conjoint and Mediation Analysis to Understand Why Some Candidates Are More Popular Than Others”. Surrounded by two colleagues and two lecturers, and participants listening.

Lydia Repke presenting on “Can AI Predict Survey Item Quality? AI-Assisted Approaches to Questionnaire Evaluation”.

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

That's a wrap on week 1 of #GESISsummerschool! 🎉 From classroom to Zoom rooms, it's been a pleasure to see participants learning together. Looking forward to welcoming participants and lecturers to our one-week courses next week. @gesis.org

Lecturers and participants of short course A 'Introduction to R for Data Analysis' in a seminar room.

Showing a slide and some online participants of the short course C 'Pretesting Survey Questions'.

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Do you want to increase the quality of your survey data? 📈 In this #GESISworkshop, Thomas Knopf (@kodaqs.bsky.social) & Julian Urban (@unipotsdam.bsky.social) show you how to detect & handle data quality issues in R. Registration t1p.de/DataQualityA... #DataQuality #Rstats @gesis.org

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

New to Computational Social Science and want a structured way in? We offer two parallel courses at the #GESISfallseminar. It's a great entry point for you if you are starting out in #CSS and want a solid overview of the methods & debates that define it! 👉 t1p.de/IntrotoCSSPy... 👉 t1p.de/IntrotoCSSR

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🎉 The GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology 2026 is underway! Today, our first three short courses kicked off, bringing together participants from around the world – both onsite and online. 🌍💻 A warm welcome to everyone – we're excited to have you with us! 👏 @gesis.org

Seminar table covered with pens and glasses

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

GESIS Workshop
Survey Data Integration
18 – 20 November 2026 | Online
Camilla Salvatore (Utrecht University)

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

📣 GESIS Spring Seminar 2027 on Metascience: Methods and Tools for Robust Inference – Save the Date! 📅 22 February – 12 March 2027 Join us for three weeks of courses exploring cutting-edge methods and tools of Metascience. Program announced in early fall. Learn more: gesis.org/springseminar.

GESIS Spring Seminar 2027
Metascience: Methods and Tools for Robust Inference
22 February – 12 March 2027
Cologne and Online

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Join our #GESISworkshop with @matteoq21.bsky.social & Tra My Pham (@innovative-ctu.bsky.social) to learn how to create, analyze, and report simulations in R/Stata. Discover when methods shine or fail, uncover their hidden biases, and compare alternatives. Registration ➡️ t1p.de/simulation_s...

GESIS Workshop
Using Simulation Studies to Evaluate Statistical Methods
19 - 20 & 26 - 27 November
Matteo Quartagno & Tra My Pham (both UCL)

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We want YOU! Wir suchen zum 01.09.2026 eine studentische Hilfskraft / student assistant (m/w/d) zur Unterstützung unserer events am Standort #Köln. Wir bieten Dir ein interessantes Aufgabenspektrum in einer offenen und flexiblen Arbeitsatmosphäre. ➡️ gesis.jobs.personio.de/job/2700248?...

GESIS entrance hall - registration and welcoming.

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Researchers don't just analyze data - they make hundreds of decisions. Learn how to systematically explore these decisions, visualize their impact, and strengthen the transparency and robustness of your research in our upcoming multiverse #GESISworkshop. ➡️ t1p.de/MultiverseAn... @gesis.org

GESIS Workshop

Multiverse Analysis in R – Applications for Survey, Observational, and CSS Data

25 to 26 November | Online
Maximilian Linde, Paul Balluff & Chung-hong Chan (all GESIS)

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

🍁 November is the perfect time to sharpen your methods before the year comes to a close! 🔗 Survey Data Integration 📈 Using Simulation Studies to Evaluate Statistical Methods ✅ Data Quality Assessment for Survey Responses 🌐 Multiverse Analysis in R Program ➡️ gesis.org/training @gesis.org

Upcoming Workshops November 2026:

Survey Data Integration
18 – 20 Nov | Online

Using Simulation Studies to Evaluate Statistical Methods
19 – 27 Nov | Online

Data Quality Assessment for Survey Responses
24 – 25 Nov | Online

Multiverse Analysis in R – Applications for Survey, Observational, and CSS Data
25 Nov – 26 Nov | Online

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

⏳ 14 days until #GESISsummerschool in Survey Methodology starts on 22 July! It is still time to register & shape your summer learning goals.🌞 Thank you to @infas.de & @veriangroup.com for supporting our tradition of excellence. Program & registration 👉 www.gesis.org/summerschool @gesis.org

GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology
22 July to 14 August 2026
Cologne and Online

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

🔍 Interested in combining the potential of experiments for causal inference with the external validity of real-world contexts? 📊 Our #GESISworkshop on Field Experiments covers all stages from design and randomization to data analysis. Info & registration ➡️ t1p.de/field_experi... @gesis.org

GESIS Workshop
Field Experiments
22 to 23 October 2026 in Mannheim
Johanna Gereke (University of Mannheim)

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

📣 New month, new chances! Discover our latest #GESISworkshops: 📊 Latent Class Analysis: Modeling with Mixtures 📋 Factorial Survey Experiments #SurveyExperiments #mixturemodels @gesis.org Find yours ➡️ gesis.org/workshops 🧵👇

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Sequence analysis = powerful tool for studying life courses using longitudinal data. Join our #GESISworkshop with @emstruffolino.bsky.social & @raabm.bsky.social to describe, visualize & analyze sequences – hands-on in R with real-world examples. ➡️ t1p.de/SequenceAnal... @gesis.org

GESIS Workshop
Sequence Analysis in the Social Sciences
21 - 22 & 28-29 October 2026 / Online
Emanuela Struffolino (University of Milan) & Marcel Raab (University of Bamberg)

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