Dear All,
I would also be interested in attending training on presenting
statistical data. If enough of us are interested and it is
geographically viable perhaps we could organise something together?
Alternatively this is something that HEEON could perhaps coordinate and
if there was enough interest I could raise this with the Steering Group.
We could perhaps organise a specialist session for equality data...
Best wishes,
Moira
Moira Mitchell
Equality and Diversity Manager, Canterbury Christ Church University
tel: 01227 782795
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Sent: 31 August 2011 16:33
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Subject: Re: Help with statistics
Hi Dennis/ Vera,
I recommend the National School of Government (training organisation for
civil servants and other public sector workers like us!). They used to
run an excellent 3 day course called Presenting Data and Analysing
Statistics. I had it brought in house for myself and my entire Team
because I thought it so essential.
They are now running a one day module called 'Effective Data
Presentation'
http://www.nationalschool.gov.uk/programmes/programme.asp?id=25236
which, although I cannot specifically vouch for, is probably being
presented by the same top notch people as before.
The course does require a basic knowledge of excel I note, so I am not
entirely sure of the read across. I was myself not really excel savvy
and got through it pretty well. This one promises to cover:
* Some fundamental numerical concepts, needed for charting
* The importance of identifying messages and understanding audiences
* Basic standards and best practice for presenting tables
* Reading a table
* Guidelines for layout, rounding and aggregation
* Basic standards and best practice for presenting graphs
* Relationship between messages, tables, charts and text
* What works - and what does not
It looks like it splits the stuff we did between this module and 'Data
Exploration'
http://www.nationalschool.gov.uk/programmes/programme.asp?id=25234 -
but this one sounds most akin to your requirements as stated.
I'm betting substantial discounts await those who team up with others in
their organisation (as we did) and bring it in-house.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Dave
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Sent: 31 August 2011 16:18
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Subject: Help with statistics
Colleagues
I am not a statistician nor mathematically inclined. However, after
presenting numerous equality and diversity monitoring report to others I
believe that I need either affirmation that I have been doing it
correctly or knowledge on how to do it better.
I am looking for a very short learning event on statistical
presentation. By short, I mean something that is less than a day. From
this I will learn how to present specific types of data in form that is
as objectively accurate as possible; ascertain trends; is readily
understood by others who are neither statisticians nor mathematicians;
and yet makes sense.
Do you know of such an event? If you do I would be grateful for the
information.
DennisB
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