We are re-announcing three short courses, which are taking place in November
and December 2007 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 email [log in to unmask]
Design and Analysis of Experiments
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Dates: 26 - 28 November 2007. Duration: 3 days. Price: 720 GBP.
Conducting cost-effective experiments based on good design principles is
fundamental to many areas of scientific research. In this course
participants will learn to use resources effectively and to plan
well-designed experiments, so as to obtain clear results and a high degree
of precision.
During the course the concepts and principles of good experimental design
will be discussed, together with associated data analysis methods. Computer
based practicals with a choice from GenStat, MINITAB, SAS and SPSS will be
used to analyse data from different types of experiments. Emphasis will be
placed on interpretation of computer output to help answer questions posed
by research objectives.
A Review of Basic Statistics
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Dates: 3 - 4 December 2007. Duration: 2 days. Price: 495 GBP.
This course builds up the basic ideas of statistics systematically and
quickly. It provides an introduction to methods of summarising and
presenting data, estimation, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing.
Mathematical details will be kept to a minimum. A wide choice of
statistical software is available for practical work.
What Sample Size Do I Need?
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Date: 5 December 2007. Duration: 1 day. Price: 270 GBP.
Choosing an appropriate sample size is a common problem and should be given
due consideration in any research proposal, as an inadequate sample size
invariably leads to wasted resources. This course aims to give a practical
introduction to sample size determination in the context of some commonly
used significance tests.
Examples from a scientific background will be used to highlight the problems
associated with sample size determination, and potential solutions
suggested. Practical work will be based around the statistical computing
packages MINITAB and SAS. The more specialised packages nQuery Advisor and
PASS may also be used. Formulae and algebraic notation will be kept to a
minimum.
Julia Harris
Short Course Administrator
Statistical Service Centre
Tel: 0118 378 8689
Fax: 0118 975 3169
Email: [log in to unmask]
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