Introduction to data analysis 2

Date:

15/06/2018

Organised by:

University of Manchester

Presenter:

Jennifer Prattley

Level:

Entry (no or almost no prior knowledge)

Contact:

cmist-courses@manchester.ac.uk 0161 2751980

Map:

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Venue:

Humanities Bridgeford Street, University of Manchester, Manchester

Description:

This course provides an introduction to the theory and methods of quantitative data analysis .  Focus is on methods for analysing relationships between variables, including Chi square tests, correlation and linear regression.  

The course will examine relationships between variables covering:

·           The concept of statistical significance

·           The theory and execution of a simple chi square test for relationships between categorical variables

·           How to test whether a relationship between two interval variables exists using correlation

·           How to describe relationships between variables using a statistical model based on linear regression methods

·           The use of control variables to control for confounding variables

·           The interpretation of statistical results and their use in making research conclusions

Cost:

£195 (or £140 for those from educational, government and charitable institutions).

Website and registration:

Region:

North West

Keywords:

Exploratory Research, Survey Research, Analysis of existing survey data, Survey sampling , Survey and Questionnaire Design, Categorical data analysis, SPSS, data analysis , introductory data analysis , correlation , regression , chi squared

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Exploratory Research
Survey Research
Analysis of existing survey data
Survey sampling
Survey and Questionnaire Design
Categorical data analysis
SPSS

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