> The Royal Statistical Society Professional Development Centre are
> offering the courses below that may be of interest to you and your
> colleagues.
>
> Go to www.rss.org.uk/courses and click onto "All RSS PDC Courses" on
> the right hand side of the screen for a registration form and prices.
>
> PRESENTING DATA BY ED SWIRES-HENNESSY - 18 September - RSS, London
> This course is the foundation to all presentations of statistical
> information. The basic principles of presenting information in tables,
> charts, maps and text are explained. These are illustrated and then
> reinforced through practical exercises. The course covers the
> interpretation of information by non-statisticians, the reporting on
> data - of any description - within organisations, and the presentation
> of a message to specific communities and the general public.
For: The course is for anyone whom is involved in communicating
statistics to non-statisticians or who reports on data - of any
description - within organisations, to specific communities and to the
general public where a message is being given.
Delegate comment: "The course was good and I came away much more
confident in my presentation skills".
EFFECTIVE MENTORING AND COACHING BY PETER ENGLISH - 26 September, RSS,
London
> The one-day course will show how mentoring and coaching can be a
> powerful and cost-effective way of developing people within the
> workplace. There is a wealth of experience to show that the
> usefulness of mentoring and coaching relationships is significantly
> enhanced if the mentor/coach has been trained in how to undertake the
> role.
>
> For: Experienced statisticians or senior managers who are willing to
> act as mentors or coaches to less experienced colleagues.
>
> Delegate comments: "Extremely useful". "Excellent course, lots of
> variety in methods, good pace".
>
BASIC STATISTICS FOR SOCIAL SCIENTISTS BY CHRISTOS BYRON - 29 & 30
September, London Mathematical Society, London
> This course on basic statistics is an introduction to methods for
> analysing and presenting data.
> Day 1 focuses primarily on descriptive statistics (summary stats,
> graphs, tables) and the importance of confidence intervals when
> generalising sample-based statistics to the population. Day 2
> concentrates on statistical testing when comparing statistics and
> outlines the most commonly-used methods for analysing the relationship
> between two variables. The course assumes no prior knowledge of
> statistics. You can register on either Day 1 or Day 2, or attend both
> days.
> For: Social researchers who want to learn, review and develop their
> skills, to choose, understand and use appropriate methods for
> analysing and presenting data.
>
> The programme is being continually added to and you can see the most
> up-to-date offering at www.rss.org.uk/courses.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Ali Houghton
> RSS PDC Marketing Co-ordinator
> RSS Professional Development Centre
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