This suite of courses is intended as an introduction to modern statistical practice, discussing the complex issues that arise when summarising and drawing inferences from data. The courses are of particular value to research students utilising statistical concepts and methods in research theses as well as those seeking to enhance their wider statistical understanding. There will be a limit of 50 participants for each lecture course. A schedule and a summary of the lectures offered in second semester 2001 can be found below. Courses may be cancelled if there are insufficient participants.
Registrations close one week before each course begins.
October 2-5pm Flexible Learning Center, Hancock Limit of 4 participants per tutorial. There are no formal entrance requirements. However, we expect that those who attend these courses will have practical experience dealing with issues of data analysis in research and will have an understanding of basic statistical and mathematical concepts. Topics will be introduced by considering real problems involving non-trivial amounts of data, wherever possible drawing upon recent examples dealt with by the statisticians. Further, case studies will be carefully chosen so that they will be of general interest to participants.