“A Theoretically-driven Approach to Measurement” Abstract: Item Response Theory (IRT) models are widely used in political science as a dimensional-reduction technique: they reduce variation in multiple variables to continuous variation along one or more latent dimensions. One-dimensional IRT models have a conceptual advantage in doing so in that the latent dimension they identify has intrinsic […]
Join the American Indian Studies Center for film screening, research presentation, and Q&A with co-screenwriter and Associate Professor of Anthropology, Dr. Stephen Acabado. The Old Kiyyangan Story is an anthropological film based on oral histories and archaeological excavations at the Old Kiyyangan Village, Ifugao, Philippines. Location: 352 Haines Hall Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSEv1Dgvh38
Monday, January 27, 2019 4–6 PM UCLA Bunche 6275 RSVP: http://bit.ly/NanibaaGarrison Intersections of AIS & STEM presents “Genomics in the Age of Indigenous Data Sovereignty,” a talk by Dr. Nanibaaʼ Garrison (Diné), who is the recipient of an NIH K01 career development award to explore perspectives of tribal leaders, physicians, scientists, and policy makers on […]
