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*Apologises for any cross postings* Practical Skills for Data Analysts<https://www.cmist.manchester.ac.uk/study/short/introductory/practical-skills-for-data-analysis/>- 11 March 2019 This course is designed to give you the basic skills you need to analyses any kind of data. The course will teach the program PSPP, which is a free alternative to SPSS. PSPP is a great program for those who do not want to buy expensive software and has all the same functionality as mainstream software. The course is held in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Manchester, run by excellent research staff as part of the Cathie Marsh Institute<https://www.cmist.manchester.ac.uk/> Here is a quick run through of the course: Participants will learn the useful key concepts (such as cases, variables, values, and levels of measurement) to perform basic descriptive data analysis. By the end of the day, participants will be familiar with the software; know how to open a data file, enter data, and do basic data manipulations; and be able to produce simple descriptive statistics, one- and two-way tables, as well as simple graphs. This is an introductory course and requires no previous experience with PSPP or data analysis. Places are still available and there are range of discounts available: £60 - those from the Humanities Department at the University of Manchester £140 - those from education, government and charity sectors £195 - those from outside the above categories If you wish to learn more and book onto one of these courses either, Visit: https://www.cmist.manchester.ac.uk/study/short/list/ Twitter: @cmi_courses Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.