Short Courses in Statistics and AI

Our scheduled short courses are below. We are also able to run these courses for your organisation at a mutually convenient date/time, or design bespoke courses around your particular requirements. Please email us for further details.

How to apply

Please click on the links below to the relevant courses and follow the instructions to apply online. If you are unable to pay by card and require an invoice, please email us.

Online Courses - Summer 2026

Course TitleDurationCostDates
Survey Design & Analysis (online) 2 days £399 Tuesday 7th - Wednesday 8th July 2026
Kickstart Your R Journey: From Basics to Practical Solutions (online) 2 days £399 Tuesday 14th - Wednesday 15th July 2026

Courses in Surveys, Statistical Data Analysis and Data Management

Course TitleDurationCostDates
Survey Design & Analysis (online) 2 days £399 Tuesday 7th - Wednesday 8th July 2026
Survey Design & Analysis 1: Collecting, Summarising & Analysing Survey Data (in-person) 1 day TBA TBA - Autumn 2026
TBA - Early 2027
Survey Design & Analysis 2: Data Analysis, Sample Size & Power (in-person) 1 day TBA TBA - Autumn 2026
TBA - Early 2027
Quantitative Data Analysis 1: Hypothesis Testing, Sample Size & Power (in-person) 1 day TBA TBA - Autumn 2026
TBA - Early 2027        
Quantitative Data Analysis 2: Correlation & Regression Methods (in-person) 1 day TBA TBA - Autumn 2026
TBA - Early 2027        
Advanced Data Modelling (in-person) 1 day TBA TBA - Autumn 2026
Fundamentals of Experimental Design (in-person) 1 day TBA TBA - Early 2027
Essentials of Multivariate Data Analysis (in-person) 1 day TBA TBA - Early 2027
Essentials of Factor Analysis (online) 0.5 days TBA Please email us to arrange a bespoke course
Essentials of Cluster Analysis (online) 0.5 days TBA Please email us to arrange a bespoke course
Questionnaire Design and Sample Selection 0.5 days TBA Please email us to arrange a bespoke course
Sample Size and Power 0.5 days TBA Please email us to arrange a bespoke course
Mastering Excel 2 days TBA Please email us to arrange a bespoke course
Mastering Excel Basics 1 day TBA Please email us to arrange a bespoke course

Introductory Courses in Statistics and Statistical Software

Course TitleDurationCostDates
Kickstart Your R Journey: From Basics to Practical Solutions (online) 2 days £399 Tuesday 14th - Wednesday 15th July 2026
Getting Started with Stats (in-person) 1 day TBA TBA - Autumn 2026
TBA - Early 2027
Getting to Know R (in-person) 1 day TBA TBA - Autumn 2026
TBA - Spring 2027
Data Analysis in R (in-person) 1 day TBA TBA - Autumn 2026
TBA - Spring 2027
Jamovi Conversion Course – Pain-Free, Cost-Free Statistical Software (online) 1 day TBA Please email us to arrange a bespoke course

Courses in Artificial Intelligence

Course TitleDurationCostDates
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Executives (online) 0.5 days TBA Please email us to arrange a bespoke course
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Executives (in-person) 0.5 days TBA Please email us to arrange a bespoke course

Bespoke Courses

We are able to design and deliver bespoke courses for organisations, adapting existing courses or creating new ones. Examples of the topics we are able to cover are given below but many more are possible (please email us for more details):

  • summary statistics (measures of location; measures of variance; confidence intervals; …)
  • presentation of data (tables; graphs and charts)
  • data literacy (data quality and limitations; appropriate interpretation of results; …)
  • survey design (sample size; power; questionnaire design)
  • statistical software (R; SPSS; Excel; SAS; Statistica; jamovi; G*Power; Minitab; …)
  • classical hypothesis testing (t-tests; ANOVA; Chi-square; non-parametric tests; …)
  • measures of association (Pearson's correlation; Spearman's correlation; Cramer's V; …)
  • linear regression (simple linear regression; multiple regression; variable selection; …)
  • multivariate methods (cluster analysis; correspondence analysis; discriminant analysis; factor analysis; …)
  • analysis of variance methods (ANOVA; ANCOVA; MANOVA; …)
  • generalised linear modelling (binary logistic; multinomial; …).

Short Courses in Business

Hertfordshire Business School also offers courses in various aspects of business and management. Find out more and book your short course.

Accommodation for short courses taking place in-person in Hatfield

It is not possible to book bed and breakfast accommodation at the University. However, local places to stay are listed below (it is possible that a discount may be offered if you say you are attending a University event):

  • Premier Inn Hatfield
  • Travelodge Hatfield Central