College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
The Collaboratory Computer Lab
The Political Science Collaboratory: "The Collab"
334 Schaeffer Hall
Phone: (319)-335-2458
Supervised by: Fred Solt and Brian Lai
Assistants: Yufan Yang and Jeongho Choi
Availability: Contact one of the collab assistants to schedule a time
During fall 2020 only two people allowed in the room at one time.
The Political Science Collaboratory, better known as the Collab, is a computer lab located in 334 Schaeffer Hall. The Collab TA is available to help students with technology that may be required for their homework or research projects. This includes advice on accessing or entering data, doing basic statistical analysis, or working with computers in other ways.
The Collab features 9 computers with a variety of software packages including Stata, Stat/Transfer, RStudio, Anaconda (Python), ArcGIS, TeXnicCenter (LaTeX), and standard Microsoft Office and Adobe products. Other software may be installed by request.
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