We are announcing two short courses, which are scheduled to take place in
March 2008 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]
Interpreting Regression Results
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Date: 10 March 2008. Duration: 1 day. Price: 290 GBP.
The aim of this course is to help in the interpretation and use of
regression models. The course is not about how to produce a regression
analysis but on how to interpret each of the statistics commonly found in
regression output, how to use the models, their advantages and limitations
and what questions/criteria will enable an assessment of the suitability of
a given model.
Validation of Diagnostic Tests
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Date: 31 March 2008. Duration: 1 day. Price: 290 GBP.
Diagnostic tests are developed to be quicker, cheaper or less invasive than
a reference test (or 'gold standard'), against which they are evaluated. The
evaluation process is often known as validation of a diagnostic test. Long
established in epidemiology, these techniques have found wider applications
in other areas such as medical screening, pattern recognition systems, drug
impairment (of car drivers) and software reliability.
This course is a combination of presentations and computer-based practicals,
whereby theory is firmly placed into practice. A variety of examples will be
used and you will have a choice of packages from SAS, SPSS and Stata.
Julia Harris
Short Course Administrator
Statistical Service Centre
Tel: 0118 378 8689
Fax: + 44 (0)118 975 3169
Email: [log in to unmask]
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