Starter Course in Statistics

Statistical Services and Consultancy Unit

University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield

Contact: Neil Spencer (statistics@herts.ac.uk)

 

Wednesday 13th – Thursday 14th June 2012


This course is an expanded version of our Getting Started with Stats course, incorporating presentation of data and questionnaire design. All courses take place on the University's state-of-the-art de Havilland campus.

Who is it for?


This course is aimed at all who need to learn about the basics of analysing and presenting statistical data.

What prior knowledge is assumed?


No prior knowledge of statistics is assumed. Anyone who needs to deal with data in their work should be able to participate fully.

What does the course cover?


The topics covered in the course are:
  • Excel
  • SPSS
  • descriptive statistics
  • presentation of data
  • probability
  • the Normal distribution
  • confidence intervals
  • questionnaire design

Course fee: £460 (£383.33 excl VAT) including teas/coffees, and lunch

Discounts are available for those attending more than one course (such as the follow-on Essential Data Analysis, Intermediate/Refresher Course in Statistics and Higher Course in Statistics), research students, those on limited incomes and University of Hertfordshire staff and students.

Please see below for a draft programme and click here to see how to apply (and details of fees/discounts). For enquiries, please phone 01707 285574 or e-mail statistics@herts.ac.uk.

Please click for details of accommodation available and maps/travel information.

Draft Programme


Day One

10:00 Registration and tea/coffee (room M116)

10:30 Domestic announcements and introductions

10:45 Descriptive statistics

11:30 Introduction to statistics in Excel

13:00 Lunch

13:45 Introduction to SPSS

15:10 Tea/Coffee

15:40 Presentation of data

16:45 Presentation of data in SPSS and Excel

17:30 End of day

 

Day Two

09:15 Tea/Coffee

09:30 Patterns and outliers in data

10:15 Patterns and outliers in data in SPSS and Excel

11:00 Tea/Coffee

11:30 Probability and the binomial distribution

12:15 Binomial probabilities in Excel

13:00 Lunch

13:45 Confidence intervals and the Normal distribution

14:45 Confidence intervals in SPSS and Excel

15:30 Tea/Coffee

15:45 Questionnaire design

16:45 End of day

 

Please note that this programme is intended as a guide only and may be subject to change.