Understanding Statistics - A 1 Day Introductory Course <http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/courses/booking> <http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/courses/booking> <http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/courses/booking> Dates: 27th April 2010 CCSR, University of Manchester Duration: 1 day (10am-4:30pm) Level: Introductory Course Fee: £175 (£125 for those from educational institutions) Course Summary This course focuses on developing the participant's understanding of statistics and how to interpret and evaluate research findings. The course is composed of a combination of lectures and practicals. The participants will gain a real insight into how to understand and evaluate statistical findings from social research. It covers key concepts such as: the mean, variation, deviation, standard errors, association, significance testing, confidence intervals, the theory behind statistical modelling and the issue of causality. For further information and booking, please visit: http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/courses/list/understandingstats.htm For queries, please contact: [log in to unmask] Katey Matthews CCSR University of Manchester Ground Floor, Humanities Bridgeford Street Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL Tel: 0161 275 4736 Fax: 0161 275 4722 P Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail You control climate change: Turn down. Switch off. Recycle. Walk. You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.