On 10th November I wrote:
> I am looking for information on short courses in statistics in the UK,
> particularly courses aimed at non-specialists. If your institution
> runs
> such courses, please could you send me a brochure.
>
Thank you to everyone who has responded. For anyone else interested in
short courses, the responses are summarised below.
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> From: Diana Elbourne[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>
> i have asked alice dickens who organises the short course programme to
> send you relevant details. the one in which i am most closely
> involved is the chort course in clinical trials which runs for a week
> from sept 11 2000.
>
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> From: Nyovani Madise[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>
> We run such short courses at the University of Southampton. I am
> sending you details of our courses.
>
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> From: Dawn Hoggart[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>
> I suggest you get in touch with Brunel University, who run a range of
>
> courses for both statisticians and engineers/non-statisticians. We
> have
> used them in the past and been impressed with both content and
> delivery.
>
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> From: Robin Henderson[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>
> Our company runs short courses, normally in the general area of
> statistics
> for quality improvement. We offer "public" runs of these at various
> locations in the UK and also "in-house" versions for companies. We
> can
> also create "tailor-made" courses to suit the needs of individual
> companies. More information can be found on our web site.
>
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> From: Kellie Watkins[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>
> Thank you for your enquiry - I've added you to our mailing list.
>
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> From: Bassett, Paul A[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>
> I enclose information on the course Practical Statistics for Medical
> Research which is run by the Department of Medical Statistics and
> Evaluation at Imperial College, of which I am joint course organiser.
> The information includes the dates for the next running of the course
> in January for which there are still places available: 24 - 28 January
> 2000
>
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> From: Maggie Wenham[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>
> I have just changed career from Materials Scientist to Statistician.
> Along the way I attended several short courses - all of which I found
> very useful as a non-statistician at the time. Here are some contact
> details:
>
> Reading Uni - Statistical Services Centre
> Good introductory and more advanced courses. Heavily biologically
> biased when I attended.
> Contact: Lorna Turner on 01734 318689
>
> Statistics for Industry - based in Yorkshire but run courses at
> various UK venues
> Very practical courses designed to solve industrial problems - a
> colleague of mine (an engineer) when on one recently and was extremely
> impressed.
> Contact: Tel: 01423 865955 e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
> ASI Quality systems
> Courses on Design of Experiments, QFD and other quality tools
> Contact tel: 01908 366336 Web site: www.asiqs.co.uk
>
> Lastly, an ex-colleague of mine now works as a freelance trainer and
> statistical consultant. The in-house courses he ran for us
> (non-statisticians) were very good.
> Contact: Tony Cutler on 01625 527607 e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
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> From: Boniface[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>
> The Statistics Group of the University of Hertfordshire runs a
> refresher
> course in statistics for non-specialists who have previously attended
> a
> basic/introductory course. The details are on web pages at:
> http://www.herts.ac.uk/business/centres/psyad1.htm
>
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> From: [log in to unmask][SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>
> I am teaching a Med Stats course over the internet, in collaboration
> with Timberlake Consultants (UK bases) and STATA Corporation. The
> course is especially designed for those who wish to understand
> statistics and even be able to carry out some analyses. We will be
> offering two new courses next year: Sampling and sample size
> calculations, and Advanced Medical Statistics I refer you to
> Timberlake Consultants for dates for future courses.
>
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> From: JOLLIFFE FLAVIA R[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>
> Probably not what you are looking for, but at the University of
> Greenwich we offer an MSc in Applied Statistics which we describe as
> a conversion course. It is aimed at graduates in a (semi) numerate
> subject and starts statistics from scratch - either 1 year full-time
> or 2 years part-time. Let me know if you think this might be of
> interest and would like more details. We might also be interested in
> putting on special short courses.
>
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> From: Stephen Senn[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>
> How short? I am running one on medical statistics for non-
> specialists Wednesday to Friday next week. Details at
> http://www.henrystewart.co.uk/conferences/MSIiDD/
>
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> From: Gerry Nicolaas[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>
> If relevant, check out the following websites for courses in survey
> data
> analysis.
> http://www.scpr.ac.uk/docs/start_fr.htm
> http://www.natcen.ac.uk/cass/docs/fr_course.htm
>
>
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