Registration is open for the following courses:
Consultancy Skills, 27-28 March 2012, Roland Caulcutt and Julie Bullen
A highly participative 2 day workshop for statisticians who wish to improve their ability to help non-statistical clients. Discussions and interactive exercises will allow participants to explore the non-statistical issues that can undermine effective consultancy.
Presenting Data, 19 April and 11 October 2012, Ed Swires-Hennessy
This one day training event provides 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 day will be a mix of presentation, tuition and exercises which all reinforce the communication message.
Introduction to Modelling in R, 2-3 May 2012, Paul Baxter
This course introduces participants to the R environment for statistical computing. Day 1 of the course focuses on entering, working with and visualising data in R. Day 2 focuses on regression modelling in R, including linear, general linear, logistic and survival models. Participants can either register for both days, or for either Day 1 or Day 2, depending on their background and interests.
Inspirational Leadership within a Statistical Organisation, 12-13 September 2012, Duncan Miles and Denis Greer
This two day workshop aims to enhance participants’ understanding of effective leadership behaviours, with particular emphasis on leading through periods of uncertainty, change and when facing dilemmas; increase their understanding of techniques for sustaining high performance teams; and enhance their overall impact and effectiveness through increased self-awareness and the use of productive communication approaches.
Multilevel Modelling, 6-7 December 2012, Harvey Goldstein and George Leckie
This course is designed to give participants an introduction to the theory and application of multilevel models. It will be based around theoretical sessions followed by “hands-on” practical sessions illustrating the theoretical concepts. The hands-on sessions will use the MLwiN software package.
All courses will be held at the RSS in London. For more information and to register, please visit www.rss.org.uk/courses
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