We’re in the midst of providing a two-day seminar on applied research methods for the United Nations Department of Social and Economic Affairs at U.N. headquarters in New York. Christopher Weiss led a daylong session Tuesday introducing key concepts and research techniques. He’s returned today to cover effective communication with data, while Damla Ergun leads a concurrent short course on statistical analysis techniques. Gary Langer will close the session this afternoon with a presentation, “Dealing with Data,” on the goals, pitfalls and possibilities of data analysis.