Workshop and Hackathon ‘Analysing historical mortality and cause of death data’
June 19, 2025 - June 20, 2025
The aim of this 2-day-event is to use an exemplary historical data set to explore different ways of statistically analysing and presenting mortality and causes of death data, including with regard to the question of inequality. We will work with concepts such as excess mortality, competing risk analysis, regression based analyses, and other statistical methods. During the workshop there will both be interactive input from selected experts, as well as group- work to address various methodological challenges in the form of a hackathon. The results will then be incorporated into a first draft of a best-practice guide.
The number of places for this workshop and hackathon is limited to 30 for cost reasons. We are interested in putting together a good mix of participants, including in terms of experience and skills. If we receive more than 30 registrations, we will make a selection that is beneficial for the event. When registering via the form (https://forms.gle/B5xMmnu3z8NfvbpN8) by 1 February 2025 the latest, we therefore kindly ask you to also answer the question about your experience and skillset.
The participants of the workshop will arrive during the course of 18 June 2025. The workshop will start on 19 June 2025 in the morning and last until about 15:00 on 20 June 2025, so that participants can travel back. The costs for 2 nights’ accommodation, travel and meals can be partially covered as usual by the COST Action, and additional third-party funding is available.
This workshop is the first step in a multi-stage process. The key input presentations by the experts will be recorded and then made available to the entire Action. In addition, online follow-up meetings with the entire Working Group 3 and COST Action will be held to review, discuss and further improve the best practice guidelines developed in the workshop (details will follow in summer 2025).
If you have questions: kaspar.staub@iem.uzh.ch
Overview
Dates: June 19 & 20, 2025
Place: University of Zurich, Switzerland
Organisers: Working Group 3 (Kaspar Staub, Maarten van Wijhe, Pavlos Baltas)
N participants: maximum 30
Mode: In Person (key presentations will be recorded and made available)
Registration until: February 1, 2025, via the following Link: https://forms.gle/B5xMmnu3z8NfvbpN8