We are announcing three courses, which are scheduled to take place in May
2006 at The University of Reading, UK. Summary information is given below.
For more detailed information and registration forms please see
http://www.reading.ac.uk/ssc/ providing your address and/or fax number, or
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****Microsoft® Access for Data Management: A Hands-on Approach****
Date: 3-5 May. Duration: 3 days. Price: 720 GBP.
People who deal with large volumes of data, or data with complex structures,
who need to ensure quality control and who need to manage data efficiently,
use database management systems. One of the most commonly used is Microsoft®
Access.
This course takes participants through the process of design and
implementation of databases using Microsoft® Access. We aim to disprove
misconceptions that database packages are mysterious entities and make an
effort to clarify the jargon often associated with them. The course is a
combination of demonstrations and practical work where the skills are
acquired by doing.
****Investigating Relationships in Data****
Date: 8-9 May 2006. Duration: 2 days. Price: 495 GBP.
This course is for those faced with examining how one response, or output,
depends on other "explanatory" variables. Important practical approaches
are explained with examples drawn from a wide variety of scientific fields.
The course consists of lectures, interactive demonstrations and practical
sessions. In the practical sessions participants may choose to use the
packages GenStat, MINITAB, SAS, SPSS or Stata.
****Analysis of Binary and Categorical Data****
Date: 10-11 May 2006. Duration: 2 days. Price 495 GBP.
Many investigations often have data where there are only two, or a few,
possible categories of response - for example a product may be accepted or
rejected after inspection, a crop may or may not become infested with pests,
a patient's symptoms can be classified as none, mild, moderate or severe.
This course will explain the techniques for studying associations between
outcomes like those mentioned and possible explanatory factors. The
emphasis will be on practical application and interpretation rather than
theory. A large component of the course will be PC-based practical work
based on user-friendly statistics packages such as GenStat, SAS, SPSS and
Stata.
Valerie J. Walker
e-SIAC & Short Course Administrator
Statistical Services Centre
The University of Reading
Tel: +44 (0) 118 378 8689
Fax: +44 (0) 118 975 3169
email: [log in to unmask]
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