Research Design, Data Management, Analysis & Use Course
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Event: Research Design, Data Management, Analysis & Use Course
Venue: Indepth Research Services, Nairobi, Kenya
Event Date: 4th – 8th June 2018
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INTRODUCTION
New developments in data science offer a tremendous opportunity to improve decision-making. In the development world, there has been an increase in the number of data gathering initiative such as baseline surveys, Socio-Economic Surveys, Demographic and Health Surveys, Nutrition Surveys, Food Security Surveys, Program Evaluation Surveys, Employees, customers and vendor satisfaction surveys, and opinion polls among others, all intended to provide data for decision making.
It is essential that these efforts go beyond merely generating new insights from data but also to systematically enhance individual human judgment in real development contexts.
DURATION
5 Days
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This is a general course targeting participants with elementary knowledge of Statistics from Agriculture, Economics, Food Security and Livelihoods, Nutrition, Education, Medical or public health professionals among others who already have some statistical knowledge but wish to be conversant with the concepts and applications of statistical modeling. No Prior attendance of a Stata/SPSS/R course is required. The training is designed for participants who are reasonably proficient in English.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Understand and appropriately use statistical terms and concepts
- Design and Implement universally acceptable Surveys
- Convert data into various formats using appropriate software
- Perform simple to complex data manipulation using Ms Excel
- Perform basic data analysis tasks with SPSS/Stata/R
- Perform simple to complex data management tasks using SPSS/Stata/R
- Correctly identify appropriate statistical test for basic analysis s and perform them using SPSS/Stata or R as the participant choose
- Use mobile data gathering tools such as Open Data Kit (ODK)
- Use GIS software to plot and display data on basic maps
- Use Google Doc and Google maps to collaborate and sharing information
- Write reports from survey data
- Put strategies to improve data demand and use in decision making
TOPICS TO BE COVERED
- Basic statistical terms and concepts
- Introduction to statistical concepts and GIS for Researchers
- Survey Planning, Implementation and Completion
- Concepts and Software for Data Processing, management and GIS mapping
- Introduction to Data management and analysis using statistical software
- Quantitative Data Analysis using SPSS/Stata/R
- Introducing Advanced Statistical software
- Data Management (SPSS/Stata/R)
- Graphics (SPSS/Stata/R)
- Advanced Data Analysis Part II (SPSS/Stata/R)
- Advanced Data Analysis Part II (SPSS/Stata/R)
- Introduction to panel data analysis
- Report writing for surveys, data dissemination, demand and use
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ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Training Officer Email:[email protected]. Mob: +254 715 077 817
PAYMENT
Payment should be transferred to IRES account through bank on or before C.O.B.28th May 2018
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