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The Center For Statistical Consultation and Research
3550 Rackham Building University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070
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3550 Rackham Building University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070
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Statistics: A Review
January 24, 2012
Edward Rothman, Brenda Gillespie, Kathy Welch
A one-day, intensive review of common statistical methods of design, measurement, analysis and presentation of scientific investigations. The workshop is designed for any scholar engaged in quantitative research. Additional material presented by faculty associates, research staff, and technical staff of CSCAR.
- Course Content
- What should we measure?
- What are the main design types; what are the comparative advantages of each?
- How are sample sizes determined?
- What are the appropriate inference procedures?
- What do standard errors, p-values and levels of confidence mean?
- What are some dangers we need to avoid?
- How should we display our results?
- What are the statistical software options?
Statistics: A Review will discuss answers to the following questions: - Instructors
- Edward Rothman is the Director of CSCAR, and has been a professor in the Department of Statistics at The University of Michigan since 1969. He has had extensive experience as a statistical consultant in studies both on and off campus.
Brenda Gillespie is the Associate Director of CSCAR and Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at The University of Michigan. She has extensive experience as a statistical consultant, and specializes in regression and ANOVA, survival analysis, design of experiments, and clinical trials.
Kathy Welch is a SAS Consultant for CSCAR. - Audience
- Any interested scholar.
- Prerequisite
- This workshop presumes at least one course in statistics, even if several years ago.
- Provisions
- The enrollee will receive lecture notes, a bibliography, and example computer package commands and output. Morning and afternoon refreshments provided. Break time for lunch (lunch not provided).
- Dates & Times
- Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Location
- UM Rackham Building, 4th Floor, East Conference Room
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- $180 for University of Michigan affiliated faculty, staff and students
- $400 for others
Registrations on or before January 10, 2012 - $215 for University of Michigan affiliated faculty, staff and students
- $500 for others
Registrations after January 10, 2012 Please make check payable to CSCAR-University of Michigan, or give the University of Michigan shortcode to be billed. Send check to CSCAR, 3550 Rackham Bldg., University of Michigan, 915 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1070.
- Registration
- Call CSCAR at 734-764-7828. Enrollment is limited.