Data and Methods Unit
The Data and Methods Unit (DM-Unit) offers specialized expertise and support on specific types of social-science data that are of particular relevance for MZES projects. The members of the unit and their main areas of expertise are:
- Dr. Nadia Granato: European and national survey and panel data
- Dr. Denis Cohen: Data on elections and parties in Europe
- Dr. Alexander Wenz: Survey Methodology and Research Ethics
- Dr. Ruben Bach: Computational Social Science
The Data and Methods Unit also participates in the MZES Social Science Data Lab Team, which organizes regular events on data collection, management, analysis and visualization and maintains the blog Methods Bites.