A final reminder for three courses, scheduled to take place in early
February at the Statistical Services Centre, The University of
Reading. For further details contact Kellie Watkins by email (
[log in to unmask]), or view our
website at
http://www.reading.ac.uk/ssc/
.
Please note we offer discount to those attending consecutive
courses.
A Review of Basic Statistics
5 - 6 February
£410
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 large component of the
course is practical work on PCs using accessible and user-friendly statistics
packages such as MINITAB, SPSS, and SAS.
What Sample Size Do I Need?
7
February £220
This 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 package MINITAB, exploiting
is recently developed module on sample size determination and nQuery, a
specialised software package. Formulae and algebraic notation will be kept
to a minimum.
Introduction to Regression Analysis
7
February £220
Regression is a
powerful technique for studying relationships between quantitative
variables. Summarising relationships by the most appropriate equation
(modelling) is very quick when using a statistical package. It is also
easy to progress from basic models to more complex situations. This course
is a combination of lectures and computer-based practicals, whereby theory is
firmly placed into practice. You will have a choice of packages from SAS,
SPSS, Genstat and MINITAB.
Kellie Watkins
Statistical Services
Centre
The University of Reading
Harry Pitt Building
Whiteknights
Road
Reading RG6 6FN
Tel: +44 (0)118 931 8689
Fax: +44
(0)118 975 3169
http://www.reading.ac.uk/ssc/