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Research and Statistics Workshops

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What's Available?

In conjunction with Plymouth University we now offer various statistical training courses covering:

  • Introductory Statistics,
  • Intermediate Statistics,
  • Introduction to Quantitative Research Design and Method,
  • Introduction to Qualitative Research Design and Method and
  • Detailed Survey Design.

Click on the blue links below to find out more detail on what each course covers.
NEXT COURSE AVAILABLE: WEDNESDAY 13 JUNE 2012 (TAUNTON). Book Now
What this training event will cover?

1. Sampling Strategy: Collecting Data and Data Types
2. Descriptive Statistics and Displaying Data (tables and charts)
3. Bivariate Analysis (contingency tables and analyses of groups)
4. Next Steps: Introducing the principles of Inferential Statistics and Confidence Intervals

Cost £89 (VAT not applicable)

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What this training event will cover?

1. Exploring data - a recap on data types and descriptive bivariate analysis
2. Principles of causality and assumptions of hypothesis testing
3. Correlation techniques for assessing relationships (example using SPSS)
4. Comparing groups: Independent Samples T-Tests and ANOVA (example using SPSS)
5. Modelling techniques used to understand and predict (example using SPSS)
6. Simple Linear regression and introduction to principles of multiple linear regression (example using SPSS).

Cost £129 (VAT not applicable)
What this training event will cover?

1. Research Design in Quantitative Approaches to Research
2. Who to include in your study? An overview of sampling
3. Measurement tools: The survey method
4. Management and data collection: postal survey, telephone interview, face to face interview,
new technologies
5. Developing Survey Questions including attitudinal measures
6. Preparing data for analysis

Cost
£115 (VAT not applicable)
What this training event will cover?

1. Research Design in Qualitative Approaches to Research
2. Data collection methods in Qualitative research: Interviewing, focus groups and observation techniques
3. Starting out: key stages in designing an interview schedule
4. Starting out: key stages in a topic guide
5. Starting out: key stages in structuring observations
6. Managing the data collection process: practical tips

Cost £115 (VAT not applicable)
What this training event will cover?

This is a more advanced survey method course that builds upon knowledge acquired in the Introduction to Quantitative Research design and methods course.

1. Quantitative data collection method
2. Sources of error in survey method
3. Developing good survey instruments and survey questions: from concepts to indicators to questions
4. Evaluating questions: pre-testing, piloting and review
5. New technologies: Developing questions for on-line surveys

Cost £115 (VAT not applicable)
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