From Comparisons to Transformations

Agenda

• Theory
  • Catch-up and Progress: Review previous concepts and prepare to dive deeper.
  • Milestone 3 Appointment
  • Tools 2.0 Introduction
• Code
  • Hands-on paper writing & coding
  • Coding Bits
• Application
  • Milestone 4 Kick-start

Theory

GitHub and Visual Studio Code (VSCode) are transformative tools that enhance both collaboration and productivity. GitHub, is a powerful platform for version control, allows to manage and track changes to their code and research projects efficiently. It facilitates seamless collaboration among researchers, enabling them to share, review, and merge contributions from multiple authors. This is particularly valuable in interdisciplinary projects or when working with large datasets. Meanwhile, VSCode serves as a versatile text editor, offering a robust environment for coding, writing, and managing research documents.

Together, GitHub and VSCode empower researchers to conduct rigorous, reproducible research while fostering a collaborative research culture.

Tools 2.0

• Text Editor: VS Code

• Version Control System: GitHub

  • Some knownn projects developed on GitHub:
    • Google Chrome
    • Zotero
    • Moodle Platform
    • Python Language
    • Meta Llama
    • Bitcoin
  • Master saving your work and maintaining version control with GitHub.
  • Access your GitHub Working Repository

• Bibfile, Citations, and Scientific Papers

  • Practice citing sources and compiling your references using a .bib file and incorporate citations into your analysis.
  • Find and import citations on Google Scholar

Code

• Saving Figures
  • Open the data management notebook 06-data-management-existing-values.ipynb
  • How to save figures effectively and include them in a paper.
• Explore how to clean existing values
• Explore how to create and analyze a polarization variable.

Application

• Milestone 4 Kick-start

For Next Time

• Complete Milestone 4

• Start defining a formal model that summarizes your paper's core idea.

• Mandatory Reading, Note, & Presentation

  • González-Bailón, S., et al. (2024). The Diffusion and Reach of (Mis) Information on Facebook During the US 2020 Election. Sociological Science, 11, 1124-1146.

• Optional: Create an online Github Profile