Understanding Statistical Concepts and Basic Tests

Date:

11/05/2016

Organised by:

Social Research Association

Presenter:

Dr Pamela Campanelli

Level:

Entry (no or almost no prior knowledge)

Contact:

Lindsay Adams; 0207 998 0304; lindsay.adams@the-sra.org.uk

Map:

View in Google Maps  (WC2B 5DA)

Venue:

Grand Connaught Rooms, Great Queen Street, London (tbc)

Description:

Choosing an appropriate statistical procedures and understanding basic statistics are an essential part of a survey researcher’s skill set. This course is about understanding the statistics behind the software packages. No software packages are used. Instead there are 6 workshops over the day so each stage can be practiced. This course is informal and designed to encourage participants to ask that ‘embarrassing’ statistical question they have always wanted to ask.

Topics covered

  • Overview of statistical terms and concepts
  • Overview of analysis considerations
  • Some do’s and don’ts of graphs and tables
  • Measures of central tendency and dispersion
  • Confidence Intervals
  • Hypothesis testing
  • Two-sample t-test
  • Chi-square test of independence

PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BRING A CALCULATOR WITH A SQUARE ROOT FUNCTION.

Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will:

  • Have a good understanding of basic statistical terms and concepts
  • Have understood the practical implications of descriptive versus inferential statistics
  • Understand how, when and why to create confidence intervals for means and proportions, use a two-sample t-test or chi-square test of independence
  • Have the knowledge to use appropriate graphs and tables for the reporting of their data

Who will benefit?

  • The course will benefit anyone who wishes to understand statistics and survey analysis, whether they are conducting their own survey or commissioning one.
  • Participants who have had some prior experience of statistics but feel “rusty” will find it a useful revision.

Learning outcomes

  • Participants will have a good understanding of statistics and their use in descriptive situations, in graphs and tables and in basic hypothesis testing.
  • Participants will have the knowledge to conduct two-sample t-tests and chi-square tests of independence.

Cost:

£260 but SRA members pay £195

Website and registration:

Region:

Greater London

Keywords:

Quantitative Data Handling and Data Analysis

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