When Should Researchers Use Inferential Statistics When Analyzing Data on Full Populations?

Dr. Rob Warren (Professor of Sociology, University of Minnesota)

Professor Warren is a sociologist, demographer, population health scholar, and education policy researcher with experience and expertise in the collection, production, and dissemination of large-scale data products for research on health, aging, education, and labor force outcomes. He is currently involved in the construction of the new 100% count historical Census data sets for IPUMS. Dr. Warren has worked intensively on WLS data infrastructure since his first week in graduate school; for example, he designed and programmed the employment history and job characteristics modules of every survey of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) administered since the mid-1990s. Dr. Warren also serves as the Director of the Minnesota Population Center.