Courses in statistics, economics and politics/government

Using and Understanding Statistics

A one day course designed to get you acquainted with basic statistical concepts and procedures

A course designed for those who may never have studied statistics but who find themselves in a job where they need to know some basic statistics, or for those who wish to use statistics to illustrate a campaign or develop an argument.

No complex maths are involved, the minimum would be year 10 maths, knowledge of basic algebra and some knowledge of spreadsheets such as XL, Lotus 123 or Quatro Pro.

2010 courses

Canberra

Tuesday 5 June 2012

To enroll contact the Centre for Continuing Education (ANU). (02) 6125 2892

Courses commence at 9:00 and finish at around 16:30.

Special in-house courses can be arranged.

Topics covered include:

What are statistics, sources of statistics

Providers of statistics

Presenting and analysing statistics

Measures of central tendency (Averages)-Mean, Median, Mode, which one is most appropriate, how to calculate from a table
Distributions-Normal distribution, skew (positive and negative)
Variance and standard deviations
Using spreadsheet software to obtain these measures.

Probability

Sample surveys and probability-samples and populations, sampling error, ensuring that the sample is representative, examples of sample surveys

A statistical case study-Labour force data

Statistical trends and relationships

Statistical information over a time period (The seasonal adjustment process)

Correlation and regression

The course is presented by Terry Giesecke who has a BEc (Hons) degree and a Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment.

Canberra Media Research

Understanding Economics

A one day course designed to get you acquainted with the economic concepts discussed in the media every day

Today, understanding the economy is vital. It impacts on our careers and investments. We all need to have some basicunderstanding of economic issues. Economic issues are widely reported in the media but if we don?t understand economics how can we make sensible decisions about our work, the qualifications we seek and where and when we invest our money. Making the wrong decision can be costly.

2011 courses

Canberra

Thursday 12 June 2012

Courses commence at 9:00 and finish at around 16:30.

Special in-house courses can be arranged.

Course overview:

The course will cover some very basic economic areas and will focus on those that are regularly featured on TV news (eg Employment, Interest Rates, CPI, Balance of Payments). The course will avoid complex theory and maths. It will be a citizens guide to the economic issues that impact on jobs, investments and household budgets.