Past events
2023 Past events
May 24 & 25 | Excel for Researchers | Online |
May 18 & 19 | Data Manipulation and Visualisation in Python | Online |
May 16 | Longitudinal Trials in REDCap | Online |
May 10 | Data Capture and Surveys in REDCap | Online |
April 26 & 27 | Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R | Online |
April 19 & 20 | Data Entry and Processing in SPSS | Online |
April 4 | Data Capture and Surveys in REDCap | Online |
March 28 & 29 | Programming with Python | Online |
March 16 & 17 | Programming with R | Online |
February 23 & 24 | Excel for Researchers | Online |
February 14 | Longitudinal Trials in REDCap | Online |
February 9 | Data Capture and Surveys in REDCap | Online |
2022 Past events
December 6 & 7 | Learn to Program: Python | Online |
October 24 - December 2 | Introductory Statistics Online This six week online course introduces students to the basics of applied statistics used in disciplines including psychology, biology, medicine, health, engineering, business, sociology and the arts. The three main areas of study are descriptive statistics, probability distributions and statistical inference. The SPSS statistical computing package is an integral part of the course. | Online |
November 30 | Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap | Online |
November 23 & 24 | Basic Statistics with Stata Learn a simple yet powerful way to design and carry out analyses in Stata. This workshop introduces statistical concepts in a non-technical way and emphasises their practical application in Stata. Participants will have plenty of opportunities to gain hands-on experience and access in-class support. | Bundoora & Online |
November 23 & 24 | Data Entry and Processing in SPSS | Online |
November 16 & 17 | Basic Statistics with R Learn a simple yet powerful way to design and carry out statistical analyses in R - like a real statistician! This two day workshop introduces statistical concepts in a non-technical way and emphasises their practical application in R. The workshop will provide plenty of opportunities to gain hands-on experience and access support from our expert statisticians. | Online |
November 15 | Beyond Basics: Conditionals and Visualisation in Excel | Online |
November 9 | Longitudinal Trials with REDCap | Online |
November 3 | Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap | Online |
October 25 & 26 | Learn to Program: R | Online |
October 12 & 13 | Excel for Researchers | Online |
October 4 | Longitudinal Trials with REDCap | Online |
September 29 | Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap | Online |
September 8-9 | Learn to Program: Python | Online |
August 24 | Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap | Online |
August 11 -12 | Data Entry and Processing in SPSS | Online |
July 26-27 | Excel for Researchers | Online |
July 21-22 | Learn to Program: Python | Online |
July 14 | Longitudinal Trials with REDCap | Online |
July 12 | Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap | Online |
June 28-29 | Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R | Online |
June 16-17 | Learn to Program: R | Online |
June 8 | Sample Size Calculation Workshop G*Power is a free statistical software package for power and sample size analysis. It offers point-and-click functionality and covers a wide variety of statistical tests. The workshop includes concepts of statistical power and relevant statistical tests presented in a non-technical way. Designed to be hands-on, the workshop focuses on the practical application of statistical methods. | Bundoora |
June 6-7 | Intermediate Statistics with R: Regression Analysis The thrilling sequel to the extremely popular 'Basic Statistics with R' takes statistics to the next level! Amanda shakes it up in this two day workshop introducing various types of regression models in a non-technical way and demonstrates their practical application in R. The workshop will provide plenty of opportunities to gain hands-on experience and access support from our expert statisticians. | Bundoora |
June 2-3 | Basic Statistics with Stata Learn a simple yet powerful way to design and carry out analyses in Stata. This workshop introduces statistical concepts in a non-technical way and emphasises their practical application in Stata. Participants will have plenty of opportunities to gain hands-on experience and access in-class support. | Bundoora |
June 2-3 | Data Manipulation and Visualisation in Python | Online |
May 30-31 | Basic Statistics with R Learn a simple yet powerful way to design and carry out statistical analyses in R - like a real statistician! This two day workshop introduces statistical concepts in a non-technical way and emphasises their practical application in R. The workshop will provide plenty of opportunities to gain hands-on experience and access support from our expert statisticians. | Bundoora |
May 2 - June 10 | Introductory Statistics Online This six week online course introduces students to the basics of applied statistics used in disciplines including psychology, biology, medicine, health, engineering, business, sociology and the arts. The three main areas of study are descriptive statistics, probability distributions and statistical inference. The SPSS statistical computing package is an integral part of the course. | Online |
May 12 | Longitudinal Trials with REDCap | Online |
May 10 | Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap | Online |
May 5-6 | Data Entry and Processing in SPSS | Online |
May 3-4 | Excel for Researchers | Online |
April 21-22 | Learn to Program: Python | Online |
April 13-14 | Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R | Online |
April 6 | Longitudinal Trials with REDCap | Online |
March 30 | Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap | Online |
March 17-18 | Learn to Program: R | Online |
February 22-23 | Excel for Researchers | Online |
February 15 | Longitudinal Trials with REDCap | Online |
February 8 | Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap | Online |
2021 Past events
December 10 | Application of Machine Learning in Agriculture and Livestock Production | Online |
December 9 | An introduction to meta-analysis with applications in R | Online |
December 9 | Longitudinal Trials with REDCap | Online |
December 8 | Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap | Online |
December 8 | Understanding and analysis of proteomic data | Online |
December 7 | Learning sparse log-ratios for high-throughput sequencing data | Online |
December 2 | The causes and consequences of non-normal distributions in parasitology | Online |
November 30-December 1 | Excel for Researchers | Online |
November 30 | Genomic prediction with Bayesian methods | Online |
November 25-26 | Basic Statistics with R Learn a simple yet powerful way to design and carry out statistical analyses in R - like a real statistician! This two day workshop introduces statistical concepts in a non-technical way and emphasises their practical application in R. The workshop will provide plenty of opportunities to gain hands-on experience and access support from our expert statisticians. | Online |
October 18 - 26 November | Introductory Statistics Online This six week online course introduces students to the basics of applied statistics used in disciplines including psychology, biology, medicine, health, engineering, business, sociology and the arts. The three main areas of study are descriptive statistics, probability distributions and statistical inference. The SPSS statistical computing package is an integral part of the course. | Online |
November 25 | Longitudinal Trials with REDCap | Online |
November 25 | Approximate Bayesian computation | Online |
November 23 | Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap | Online |
November 23 | MCMC methods for sampling posterior distributions | Online |
November 18 | Estimating parameters by frequentist and Bayesian approaches | Online |
November 16 | Linear mixed models for agricultural researchers with ASReml-R | Online |
November 11 | Visualising experimental designs with the edibble and deggust R-packages | Online |
November 9 | Constructing experimental design with the edibble R-package | Online |
November 4-5 | Excel for Researchers | Online |
October 27 | Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap | Online |
October 6 | Databases and SQL | Online |
September 29-30 | Excel for Researchers | Online |
September 21 | Longitudinal Trials with REDCap | Online |
September 14 | Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap | Online |
September 9-10 | Learn to Program: R | Online |
September 6 | SPSS 3: Statistical techniques to explore relationships between variables | Online |
September 2-3 | Learn to Program: Python | Online |
August 31 | Sample Size Calculation Workshop G*Power is a free statistical software package for power and sample size analysis. It offers point-and-click functionality and covers a wide variety of statistical tests. The workshop includes concepts of statistical power and relevant statistical tests presented in a non-technical way. Designed to be hands-on, the workshop focuses on the practical application of statistical methods. | Online |
August 30 | SPSS 2: Introduction to statistical techniques to compare groups | Online |
August 24-25 | Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R | Online |
August 23 | SPSS: Introduction | Online |
August 19-20 | Learn to Program: R | Online |
August 12-13 | Excel for Researchers | Online |
August 5 | Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap | Online |
July 27-28 | Excel for Researchers | Online |
July 22-23 | Learn to Program: R | Online |
July 7-8 | Intermediate Statistics with R: Regression Analysis The thrilling sequel to the extremely popular 'Basic Statistics with R' takes statistics to the next level! Amanda shakes it up in this two day workshop introducing various types of regression models in a non-technical way and demonstrates their practical application in R. The workshop will provide plenty of opportunities to gain hands-on experience and access support from our expert statisticians. | Bundoora |
July 5-6 | Data Manipulation and Visualisation in Python | Online |
June 22 | REDCap Community Hour | Online |
June 17-18 | Learn to Program: Python | Online |
June 10-11 | Basic Statistics with Stata Learn a simple yet powerful way to design and carry out analyses in STATA. This workshop introduces statistical concepts in a non-technical way and emphasises their practical application in STATA. Participants will have plenty of opportunities to gain hands-on experience and access in-class support. | Online |
June 10-11 | Data Manipulation and Visualisation with R | Online |
June 8 | REDCap Community Hour | Online |
June 3-4 | Learn to Program: R | Online |
June 1 & 2 | Basic Statistics with R Learn a simple yet powerful way to design and carry out statistical analyses in R - like a real statistician! This two day workshop introduces statistical concepts in a non-technical way and emphasises their practical application in R. The workshop will provide plenty of opportunities to gain hands-on experience and access support from our expert statisticians. | Online |
May 25 | REDCap Community Hour | Online |
May 25 | Exploring and Predicting Using Linear Regression | Online |
May 24 | SPSS 3: Statistical techniques to explore relationships between variables | Online |
May 17 | SPSS 2: Introduction to statistical techniques to compare groups | Online |
May 13 | Statistical Comparisons using R | Online |
May 13 | Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap | Online |
May 10 | SPSS: Introduction | Online |
May 6-7 | Excel for Researchers | Online |
April 23 | Statistical Comparisons using R | Online |
April 22-23 | Collecting Web Data | Online |
April 15-16 | Learn to Program: Python | Online |
April 1 | Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap | Online |
March 29 | SPSS 3: Statistical techniques to explore relationships between variables | Online |
March 22 | SPSS 2: Introduction to statistical techniques to compare groups | Online |
March 18-19 | Learn to Program: MATLAB | Online |
March 15 | SPSS: Introduction | Online |
March 4-5 | Learn to Program: R | Online |
February 17-18 | Excel for Researchers | Online |
February 10 | Managing Data Capture and surveys in REDCap | Online |
2020 Past events
December 10-11 | Programming with R | Online |
December 8 | Lab and computational methods to analyse transcriptional regulation | Online |
December 3-4 | Excel for Researchers | Online |
December 1 | Machine learning for statistical analysis | Online |
November 26-27 | Programming with MATLAB | Online |
November 25-27 | Intermediate Statistics with R: Regression Analysis The thrilling sequel to the extremely popular 'Basic Statistics with R' takes statistics to the next level! Amanda shakes it up in this three half day workshop introducing various types of regression models in a non-technical way and demonstrates their practical application in R. The workshop will provide plenty of opportunities to gain hands-on experience and access support from our expert statisticians. | Online |
November 25 | Managing Data Capture and surveys in REDCap | Online |
November 24 | Power analysis for non-normally distributed traits | Online |
November 11-13 | Basic Statistics with R Learn a simple yet powerful way to design and carry out statistical analyses in R - like a real statistician! This three half day workshop introduces statistical concepts in a non-technical way and emphasises their practical application in R. The workshop will provide plenty of opportunities to gain hands-on experience and access support from our expert statisticians.. This course is very popular so book early. | Online |
November 10 | Multivariate analyses | Online |
November 9 | SPSS 3: Statistical techniques to explore relationships between variables | Online |
November 5-6 | Data Manipulation and Visualization in R | Online |
November 4 | Variant detection and genotype calling using GATK | Online |
November 2 | SPSS 2: Introduction to statistical techniques to compare groups | Online |
October 26 | SPSS: Introduction | Online |
October 22-23 | Excel for Researchers | Online |
October 22 | Exploring and Predicting Using Linear Regression in R | Online |
October 20-21 | Data Entry and Processing in SPSS | Online |
October 20 | The heritability of Nematodirus egg counts using a mixture model | Online |
October 20-21 | Data Entry and Processing in SPSS | Online |
October 16 | Statistical Comparisons using R | Online |
October 7 | Generalised linear models and the analysis of count data | Online |
September 29 | Genomic prediction | Online |
September 28 | SPSS: Introduction | Online |
September 16 | General linear models and the estimation of genetic parameters | Online |
September 14 | Using SQL and Databases | Online |
September 14 | SPSS 2: Intro to statistical techniques to compare groups | Online |
September 10-11 | Programming with R | Online |
September 7-8 | Collecting Web Data | Online |
September 7 | SPSS 3: Intro to statistical techniques to explore relationships between variables | Online |
August 27-28 | Programming with Python | Online |
August 24 | SPSS: Introduction | Online |
August 19-21 3 half-day sessions,1-5pm daily | Basic Statistics with R Learn a simple yet powerful way to design and carry out analyses in R. This workshop introduces statistical concepts in a non technical way and emphasises their practical application in R. Participants will have plenty of opportunities to gain hands-on experience and access in-class support. The R package will be used within the user-friendly R-Studio interface. | Online |
August 19-20 | Data Manipulation and Visualisation with R | Online |
August 17-18 | Excel for Researchers | Online |
August 11 | A showcase of Data Analysis in Python and R: A case study using COVID-19 data | Online |
August 7 | Managing Data Capture and surveys in REDCap | Online |
July 23-24 | Programming with R | Online |
July 16-17 | Excel for Researchers | Online |
July 14 | Start Coding without Hesitation - Programming Languages Showdown | Online |
July 6 | SPSS 3: Intro to statistical techniques to explore relationships between variables | Online |
July 3 | Data Manipulation and Visualisation in Python | Online |
June 29 | SPSS 2: Intro to statistical techniques to compare groups | Online |
June 22 | SPSS: Introduction | Online |
May 11 - June 21 | Introductory Statistics Online This six week online course introduces students to the basics of applied statistics used in disciplines including psychology, biology, medicine, health, engineering, business, sociology and the arts. The three main areas of study are descriptive statistics, probability distributions and statistical inference. The SPSS statistical computing package is an integral part of the course. | Online |
June 15-16 | Programming with Python | Online |
June 11-12 | Data Manipulation and Visualisation with R | Online |
June 4- 5 | Programming with R | Online |
May 25 | SPSS 3: Intro to statistical techniques to explore relationships between variables | Online |
May 15 | Data Capture and surveys in REDCap SPSS3: Intro to statistical techniques to explore relationships between variables | Online |
May 11 | SPSS: Introduction | Online |
May 7-8 | Excel for Researchers | Online |
April 20 | SPSS: Introduction | Online |
April 17 | Programming with Python | Online |
February 20-21 | Basic Statistics with R Learn a simple yet powerful way to design and carry out analyses in R. This workshop introduces statistical concepts in a non technical way and emphasises their practical application in R. Participants will have plenty of opportunities to gain hands-on experience and access in-class support. The R package will be used within the user-friendly R-Studio interface. | Bundoora |
February 19 | Excel Fu for Researchers | Bundoora |
February 12 | Managing Data Capture and Surveys in REDCap | Bundoora |
2019 Past events
December 6 | Sample Size Calculation Workshop G*Power is a free statistical software package for power and sample size analysis. It offers point-and-click functionality and covers a wide variety of statistical tests. The workshop includes concepts of statistical power and relevant statistical tests presented in a non-technical way. Designed to be hands-on, the workshop focuses on the practical application of statistical methods. | Bundoora |
October 21– December 1 | Introductory Statistics Online This six week online course introduces students to the basics of applied statistics used in disciplines including psychology, biology, medicine, health, engineering, business, sociology and the arts. The three main areas of study are descriptive statistics, probability distributions and statistical inference. The SPSS statistical computing package is an integral part of the course. | Online |
November 22 | Introduction to Programming using Matlab | Bundoora |
November 21 | Intermediate to Advanced Programming in Python | Bundoora |
November 14 | Intermediate to Advanced Programming in R | Bundoora |
November 11 | Managing Data Capture and surveys in REDCap | Bundoora |
October 31 | SPSS 3: Introduction to statistical techniques to explore relationships between variables | Bundoora |
October 24 | Excel Fu for Researchers | Bundoora |
October 22 | SPSS: Introduction | Bundoora |
October 17 | SPSS 2: Introduction to statistical techniques to compare groups | Online |
October 4 | Software Carpentry - Introduction to R | Bendigo |
October 3 | Excel Fu for Researchers | Bendigo |
October 2 | Managing Data Capture and surveys in REDCap | Bendigo |
September 25 | SPSS: Introduction | Online |
September 13 | Using Databases and SQL | Bundoora |
September 5 | Programming with R | Bundoora |
August 28 | SPSS 3: Introduction to statistical techniques to explore relationships between variables | Bundoora |
August 21 | Introduction to Programming with Python | Bundoora |
August 21 | SPSS: Introduction | Bundoora |
August 7 | Managing Data Capture and Surveys in REDCap | Bundoora |
July 25-26 | Basic Statistics with R Learn a simple yet powerful way to design and carry out analyses in R. This workshop introduces statistical concepts in a non technical way and emphasises their practical application in R. Participants will have plenty of opportunities to gain hands-on experience and access in-class support. The R package will be used within the user-friendly R-Studio interface. | Bundoora |
July 25 | SPSS: Introduction | Bundoora |
July 23 | Software Carpentry - Introduction to Programming with R | Bundoora |
July 16 | Excel Fu: Excel for Researchers | Bundoora |
July 11-12 | Basic Statistics with STATA Learn a simple yet powerful way to design and carry out analyses in STATA. This workshop introduces statistical concepts in a non-technical way and emphasises their practical application in STATA. Participants will have plenty of opportunities to gain hands-on experience and access in-class support. | Bundoora |
June 21 | Data Manipulation and Visualisation in Python | Bundoora |
June 14 | Software Carpentry - Introduction to programming with Python | Bundoora |
June 13 | Data Manipulation and Visualisation with R | Bundoora |
June 4 | Software Carpentry - Introduction to R | Bundoora |
May 27 | SPSS 2: Introduction to statistical techniques to compare groups This SPSS session is for participants who have completed the introductory SPSS 1 session or have equivalent knowledge. | Online |
May 17 | Excel Fu for Researchers Do you have large amounts of data that is messy, incomplete and contains errors? During this workshop you will learn how to use Excel to import, sort, filter, copy, protect, transform, summarise, merge, and visualise research data. | Bundoora |
May 13 | SPSS: Introduction This SPSS session is for beginners and introduces the basics of SPSS software and quantitative data analysis. | Bundoora |
May 6 | SPSS 2: Introduction to statistical techniques to compare groups This SPSS session is for participants who have completed the introductory SPSS 1 session or have equivalent knowledge. | Bundoora |
April 30 | Excel Fu for Researchers Do you have large amounts of data that is messy, incomplete and contains errors? During this workshop you will learn how to use Excel to import, sort, filter, copy, protect, transform, summarise, merge, and visualise research data. | Albury-Wodonga |
April 15 | SPSS: Introduction This SPSS session is for beginners and introduces the basics of SPSS software and quantitative data analysis. | Online |
March 25 | SPSS: Introduction This SPSS session is for beginners and introduces the basics of SPSS software and quantitative data analysis. | Bundoora |
March 22 | Introduction to Programming using MATLAB MATLAB is an incredibly powerful programming environment with a rich set of analysis toolkits optimized for solving engineering and scientific problems.Built-in graphics make it easy to visualize and gain insights from data and a vast library of prebuilt toolboxes lets you get started right away with algorithms essential to your domain. | Bundoora |
March 8 | Software Carpentry - Intro to R R is quickly gaining popularity as a programming language of choice for statisticians, data scientists and researchers. R can be challenging to learn, especially for people with limited programming experience. This introductory workshop will help you get started. | Bundoora |
February 20-21 | Basic Statistics with R Learn a simple yet powerful way to design and carry out analyses in R. This workshop introduces statistical concepts in a non technical way and emphasises their practical application in R. Participants will have plenty of opportunities to gain hands-on experience and access in-class support. The R package will be used within the user-friendly R-Studio interface. | Bundoora |
February 19 | Excel Fu for Researchers Learn how to use Excel to import, sort, filter, copy, protect, transform, summarise, merge, and visualise research data. | Bundoora |
February 12 | Managing Data Capture and surveys in REDCap | Bundoora |
2018 Past events
December 14 | G*Power Workshop: Sample size analysis for researchers G*Power is a free statistical software package for power and sample size analysis. It offers point-and-click functionality and covers a wide variety of statistical tests. Presented by the Statistics Consultancy Platform, this full day G*Power workshop includes concepts of statistical power and relevant statistical tests presented in a non-technical way. Designed to be hands-on, the workshop focuses on the practical application of statistical methods. | Bundoora |
November 30 | Intermediate to Advanced Programming in Python Join us for this live coding workshop where we write programs that produce results, using the researcher-focused training modules from the highly regarded Software Carpentry Foundation (https://software-carpentry.org/) You will learn: - Advanced programming concepts and techniques in Python. | Bundoora |
November 29 | Intermediate to Advanced Programming in R Join us for this live coding workshop where we write programs that produce results, using the researcher-focused training modules from the highly regarded Software Carpentry Foundation (https://software-carpentry.org/) You will learn: - Advanced programming concepts and techniques in R. | Bundoora |
November 15 | Excel Fu for Researchers Data rarely comes in the form you require. Often it is messy and incomplete. And sometimes there's too much of it. In this workshop we'll use one of the most widespread data wrangling tools, Microsoft Excel, to import, sort, filter, copy, protect, transform, summarise, merge, and visualise research data. | Bendigo |
November 7 | Managing Data Capture and surveys in REDCap Would you like to enable secure and reliable data collection forms and manage online surveys? Would your study benefit from web-based data entry? This workshop will introduce you to REDCap, a rapidly evolving web tool developed by researchers for researchers. It features free, unlimited survey distribution functionality and a sophisticated export module with support for all standard statistical programs. | Bundoora |
October 25 | Introduction to GraphPad Prism 7 | Bundoora |
October 22 | SPSS 3: Introduction to statistical techniques to explore relationships between variables This session is for participants who have completed an introductory SPSS session or have equivalent knowledge. Learn how to choose the right statistic, types of statistical analysis available depending on variable types and research questions/objectives, correlation analysis (Pearson coefficient, Spearman), Chi square, partial correlation, standard multiple regression and logistic regression. | Bundoora |
October 8 | SPSS 2: Introduction to statistical techniques to compare groups This SPSS session is for participants who have completed the introductory SPSS session or have equivalent knowledge. In this session, we will discuss:
| Bundoora |
October 4 | Software Carpentry - Introduction to programming with Python In this live coding workshop you will learn:
notebooks. | Bundoora |
September 26-27 | Basic Statistics with R Learn a simple yet powerful way to design and carry out analyses in R. This workshop introduces statistical concepts in a non technical way and emphasises their practical application in R. Participants will have plenty of opportunities to gain hands-on experience and access in-class support. The R package will be used within the user-friendly R-Studio interface. | Bundoora |
September 21 | Managing Data Capture and surveys in REDCap This course will introduce you to REDCap, a rapidly evolving web tool developed by researchers for researchers. REDCap features a high level of security, and a high degree of customizability for your forms and advanced user access control. It also features free, unlimited survey distribution functionality and a sophisticated export module with support for all standard statistical programs. | Bundoora |
September 17 | SPSS: Introduction This SPSS session is for beginners and introduces the basics of SPSS software and quantitative data analysis. In this hands-on session, participants will learn how to:
| Bundoora |
September 12 | Software Carpentry - Intro to R R is quickly gaining popularity as a programming language of choice for statisticians, data scientists and researchers. It has an excellent ecosystem, including the powerful RStudio development environment and the Shiny web application framework. Getting started with R can be challenging, particularly if you've never programmed before. That's where this introductory course comes in. Join us for a live coding workshop where we write programs that produce results, using the researcher-focused training modules from the highly regarded Software Carpentry Foundation ( software-carpentry.org). | Bundoora |
September 6 | SPSS 2: Introduction to statistical techniques to compare groups This SPSS session is for participants who have completed the introductory SPSS session or have equivalent knowledge. In this session, we will discuss:
Some useful statistical terminology such as level of significance, types of error, and the difference between statistical significance and effect size will also be discussed. | Bundoora |
August 20 & 27 | SPSS: Introduction This SPSS session is for beginners and introduces the basics of SPSS software and quantitative data analysis. In this hands-on session, participants will learn how to:
| Bundoora & online |
July 24 | Excel Fu for Researchers Data rarely comes in the form you require. Often it is messy and incomplete. And sometimes there's too much of it. In this workshop we'll use one of the most widespread data wrangling tools, Microsoft Excel, to import, sort, filter, copy, protect, transform, summarise, merge, and visualise research data. | Bundoora |
June 4 - July 16 | Introductory Statistics Online This six week online course introduces students to the basics of applied statistics used in disciplines including psychology, biology, medicine, health, engineering, business, sociology and the arts. The three main areas of study are descriptive statistics, probability distributions and statistical inference. The SPSS statistical computing package is an integral part of the course. | Online |
June 29 | Intermediate to Advanced Programming in R R is quickly gaining popularity as a programming language of choice for statisticians, data scientists and researchers. Join us for this coding workshop to learn advanced programming concepts and techniques in R, dataframe manipulation using the dplyr and tidyr packages, visualisation using the ggplot2 package and best practices for writing code in RStudio. | Bundoora |
June 21 | Introduction to Programming with Python In this live coding workshop you will learn:
notebooks. | Bendigo |
June 15 | Introduction to Programming in R R is quickly gaining popularity as a programming language of choice for statisticians, data scientists and researchers. But getting started with R can be challenging, particularly if you've never programmed before. Join us for this coding workshop to learn programming concepts and techniques; basic syntax, control structures and data types in R; how to load external data into R; ways to visualise data and best practices for writing code in R. | Bundoora |
June 6-7 | Basic Statistics with R Learn a simple yet powerful way to design and carry out analyses in R. This workshop introduces statistical concepts in a non technical way and emphasises their practical application in R. Participants will have plenty of opportunities to gain hands-on experience and access in-class support. The R package will be used within the user-friendly R-Studio interface. | Bundoora |
June 5 | Introduction to Programming with Matlab MATLAB is a powerful programming environment with a rich set of analysis toolkits. Join us for this live coding workshop where we write programs that produce results, using the researcher-focused training modules from the highly regarded Software Carpentry Foundation ( software-carpentry.org). | Bundoora |
June 4 | SPSS 3: Introduction to statistical techniques to explore relationships between variables This session is for participants who have completed an introductory SPSS session or have equivalent knowledge. Learn how to choose the right statistic, types of statistical analysis available depending on variable types and research questions/objectives, correlation analysis (Pearson coefficient, Spearman), Chi square, partial correlation, standard multiple regression and logistic regression. | Bundoora |
May 23 | Excel Fu for Researchers Data rarely comes in the form you require. Often it is messy and incomplete. And sometimes there's too much of it. In this workshop we'll use one of the most widespread data wrangling tools, Microsoft Excel, to import, sort, filter, copy, protect, transform, summarise, merge, and visualise research data. | Bundoora |
May 14 | SPSS 2: Introduction to Statistical Techniques to Compare Groups This SPSS session introduces participants to statistical techniques to compare groups, including t-tests, ANOVA and MANOVA. It is designed for those who have completed the introductory SPSS session or have equivalent knowledge. | Online |
May 11 | Data Visualisation with Google Fusion Tables Do you have data in different forms that you want to compare directly? Do you want to show your data on a map to improve your research message? This workshop will introduce you to data visualisation techniques using hands-on activities in Google Fusion Tables. It is ideal for those who work with large data sets and want to convey their research outcomes clearly and persuasively in a visual manner. | Bundoora |
May 8 | Managing Data Capture and surveys in REDCap Would you like to enable secure and reliable data collection forms and manage online surveys? Would your study benefit from web-based data entry? This workshop will introduce you to REDCap, a rapidly evolving web tool developed by researchers for researchers. It features free, unlimited survey distribution functionality and a sophisticated export module with support for all standard statistical programs. | Bundoora |
May 7 | SPSS 1: Introduction This SPSS session introduces participants to SPSS software, types of variables, creating a data file, descriptive statistics, graphs, and checking the reliability of a scale. It is designed for beginners and introduces the basics of SPSS software and quantitative data analysis. | Bundoora |
May 4 | Cleaning and Exploring your data with Open Refine Do you have messy data from multiple inconsistent sources, or open-responses to questionnaires? Do you want to improve the quality of your data by refining it and using the power of the internet? In this workshop we'll work through the various features of Refine, including importing data, faceting, clustering, and calling remote APIs, by working on a fictional but plausible humanities research project. | Bundoora |
April 23 | SPSS 1: Introduction This SPSS session introduces participants to SPSS software, types of variables, creating a data file, descriptive statistics, graphs, and checking the reliability of a scale. It is designed for beginners and introduces the basics of SPSS software and quantitative data analysis. | Bundoora |
April 16 | Software Carpentry - Intro to R R is quickly gaining popularity as a programming language of choice for statisticians, data scientists and researchers. It has an excellent ecosystem, including the powerful RStudio development environment and the Shiny web application framework. Getting started with R can be challenging, particularly if you've never programmed before. That's where this introductory course comes in. Join us for a live coding workshop where we write programs that produce results, using the researcher-focused training modules from the highly regarded Software Carpentry Foundation ( software-carpentry.org). | Bundoora |
April 16 | SPSS 2: Introduction to Statistical Techniques to Compare Groups This SPSS session introduces participants to statistical techniques to compare groups, including t-tests, ANOVA and MANOVA. It is designed for those who have completed the introductory SPSS session or have equivalent knowledge. | Bundoora |
March 20 | Using Databases and SQL This 3 hour workshop provides an introduction to using Structured Query Language (SQL) - the standard means for reading from and writing to databases - to extract, sort and filter data from a database. It also covers topics such as calculating new values, aggregating data, and combining data from multiple tables. It is especially useful to those needing to obtain data from an existing database, or finding that their data has outgrown the limits of spreadsheet or text files. | Bundoora |
February 28 - March 1 | Basic Statistics with R Learn a simple yet powerful way to design and carry out analyses in R in this 1.5 day workshop. | Bundoora |
February 20 | Managing Data Capture and Surveys in REDCap This course will introduce you to REDCap, a rapidly evolving web tool developed by researchers for researchers. REDCap features a high level of security, and a high degree of customizability for your forms and advanced user access control. It also features free, unlimited survey distribution functionality and a sophisticated export module with support for all standard statistical programs. | Bundoora |
2017 Past events
November 21 | Introduction to Longitudinal and Repeated Measures Data Analyses Learn how to formulate and evaluate a model and to present results mathematically and graphically in this hands-on workshop. | Bundoora |
November 13 | SPSS 3: Introduction to statistical techniques to explore relationships between variables This session will introduce participants to techniques that explore relationships between variables, including correlation, partial correlation, standard multiple regression and logistic regression. | Bundoora |
October 16 | SPSS 1: Introduction This SPSS session is for beginners and introduces the basics of SPSS software and quantitative data analysis. | Bundoora |
September 18 | SPSS 2: Introduction to Statistical Techniques to Compare Groups This session will introduce participants to statistical techniques to compare groups, including t-tests, ANOVA and MANOVA. | Bundoora |
August 7 - September 18 | Introductory Statistics Online This six week course introduces students to the basics of applied statistics used in disciplines including psychology, biology, medicine, health, engineering, business, sociology and the arts. The three main areas of study are descriptive statistics, probability distributions and statistical inference. The SPSS statistical computing package is an integral part of the course. | Online |
September 5 | Excel Fu for Researchers Learn how to use Excel to import, sort, filter, copy, protect, transform, summarise, merge, and visualise research data. | Bundoora |
August 21 | SPSS 1: Introduction This SPSS session is for beginners and introduces the basics of SPSS software and quantitative data analysis. | Online |
August 17 | Excel Fu for Researchers Learn how to use Excel to import, sort, filter, copy, protect, transform, summarise, merge and visualise research data. | Mildura |
August 16 | Software Carpentry - Introduction to programming with Python This one day workshop is aimed at researchers and research students. Participants will learn how to code in the Python programming language, a popular language for scientific computing. | Mildura |
August 14 | SPSS 1: Introduction This SPSS session is for beginners and introduces the basics of SPSS software and quantitative data analysis. | Bundoora |
August 8 | Software Carpentry with R R is quickly gaining popularity as a programming language of choice for statisticians, data scientists and researchers. R can be challenging to learn, especially for people with limited programming experience. This introductory workshop will help you get started. | Bundoora |
June 21 | Excel Fu for Researchers Learn how to use Excel to import, sort, filter, copy, protect, transform, summarise, merge, and visualise research data. | Bendigo |
May 1 - June 19 | Introductory Statistics Online The Statistics Consultancy Platform is trialling an online introductory statistics course open to La Trobe Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students. This six week course introduces students to the basics of applied statistics used in disciplines including psychology, biology, medicine, health, engineering, business, sociology and the arts. The three main areas of study are descriptive statistics, probability distributions and statistical inference. The SPSS statistical computing package is an integral part of the course. | Online |
June 5 | SPSS 3: Introduction to Statistical Techniques to Explore Relationships Between Variables This session is for participants who have completed an introductory SPSS session or have equivalent knowledge. | Bundoora |
May 31 | Excel Fu for Researchers Learn how to use Excel to import, sort, filter, copy, protect, transform, summarise, merge, and visualise research data. | Bundoora |
May 15 | SPSS 2: Introduction to Statistical Techniques to Compare Groups This SPSS session is for participants who have completed the introductory SPSS 1 session or have equivalent knowledge. | Bundoora |
May 1 | SPSS 1: Introduction This SPSS session is for beginners and introduces the basics of SPSS software and quantitative data analysis. | Online |
2016 Past events
December 5-6 | Statistics in research This 2 day course is a practical, hands-on workshop aimed at novice researchers, research students, teaching/research staff and clinicians with a research interest. Day 1 introduces basic research methods and statistics. Day 2 extends on the methods and statistics covered on the first day. Participants are encouraged to bring and share their own research or case studies to make this learning relevant. | Albury-Wodonga |
December 5-6 | Software carpentry with R R is quickly gaining popularity as a programming language of choice for statisticians, data scientists and researchers. It has an excellent ecosystem including the powerful RStudio development environment and the Shiny web application framework. However, getting started with R can be challenging, particularly if you've never programmed before. Join us for this live coding workshop where we write programs that produce results, using the researcher-focused training modules from the highly regarded Software Carpentry Foundation. Learn programming concepts and techniques; basic syntax, control structures and data types in R; how to load external data into R; ways to visualise data and best practices for writing code in R. | Bund |