Using STATISTICA in Research
Introduction
All students will work individually, carrying out example analysis under the supervision of the trainer.
The first section of this course teaches you the techniques involved in getting your data into the STATISTICA environment. We cover features such as missing values, value labels and variable labels, which you can use to make your reports more easily understood. Calculation of new variables is included in this section.
The course deals in detail with tabular and graphical data summaries, and in learning to do this you learn the basic techniques for setting up data analysis that are used throughout the program, including when performing statistical analysis.
Several basic statistical methods are introduced, so that you will be able to explore these and other techniques on your own if it is appropriate.
Why use STATISTICA?
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With good statistical analysis software you can very quickly find patterns in your data, test that differences are statistically significant and present conclusions in a convincing way. All this can be done in a much shorter time than with a corresponding spreadsheet analysis, and you can use many more techniques than available in a spreadsheet.
There are many graphical data presentation techniques available in STATISTICA that make it easy to get insights into your data, and that make it easy to show others what you have learned.
If you want to be sure that your conclusions are valid, and want to get high quality presentations of your results, then you should use the right tool for your job.
Course Highlights
• Opening spreadsheets, and connecting to databases
• The relationship between value labels and the underlying data
• Calculating variables, using sequences and working with dates
• Graphing data, and graphical data exploration
• Tables of data summaries - categorical and continuous data
• Comparing mean values - t tests and ANOVA
• Multiple regression analysis
• Copying output to Word
• Using STATISTICA help
Who is this course intended for?
STATISTICA is statistical software that is used to summarise and report on data from surveys, businesses and scientific or engineering research. By attending a training course you learn to access the program's full potential.
Course attendees should have some background in data analysis, but need not be statisticians or have used statistics software before.
Even if you already use STATISTICA, this training course teaches important but less obvious features that will help you work more efficiently.
About STATISTICA
STATISTICA is a comprehensive data analysis and graphical data presentation package, built with modern technology that makes it easy to learn and easy to integrate with all your other software.
One feature that sets STATISTICA apart from other programs of its type is the integrated nature of its design - the same conventions for setting up tasks apply whether you are summarising, graphing, making comparisons or data mining. This vastly speeds up the learning process.
Another difference that makes for efficient analysis is that you first define the essential elements of a procedure, and then choose repeatedly from a set of possible outputs related to that procedure.
For more about STATISTICA, click here.
About the Presenter
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Dr Ray Hoare has degrees in mathematics, physics and chemistry andworked for many years in industrial and environmental science. For more than 10 years he has been helping people to analyse engineering, science and business data, as well as presenting seminars and training people in the use of statistical software.
Course Details
Your investment is $600 per person + GST, and we will invoice you after the course. We are happy to accept payments by MasterCard, VISA or company purchase order.
Payments will be processed after course completion, but we do require your PO# and credit card details in advance to secure your place on the course! Please supply your payment details when you register!
We allow cancellation at no fee until 10 days prior to the course, after that date payment is required. Course attendees can be substituted to avoid cancellation.
The course starts at 9.00am and finishes around 4.30pm. Lunch and morning tea are provided and pay parking at Wilson Car Park is available in the vicinity. You will be sent full course details by email when you register.
In-House Training Option:
If you have several people in your organisation who need training, or if you want a specialised presentation of the methods, then contact HRS about a customised course in your own premises.
Registration
To register for this free seminar click on one of the registration links below and fill in the form.
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Venue |
Time |
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Friday, 21 April 2006 |
WS314 - AUT |
9.00am |
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