Course Title 4: Data Analysis Using PASW Statistics/SPSS

Date: 10 – 21 September 2012

Venue: EASTC Campus – Dar es salaam

Learning Objects

Participants will be able to;

• Use PASW Statistics/ SPSS package in data capture and processing;
• Use PASW Statistics/ SPSS to produce basic statistical summaries, tables, and simple Graphs;
• Use PASW Statistics/ SPSS to analyse the data;
• Use PASW Statistics/ SPSS to carry out linear regression analysis;
• Process raw data, present, and interpret the results;
• Use Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA).to describe shapes of data

Contents

• An Overview of PASW Statistics/ SPSS for Windows;
• Preparation of PASW Statistics/ SPSS structure for capturing survey/ research data;
• FREQUENCIES: Frequencies, bar charts, histograms;
• DESCRIPTIVE statistics: Measures of central tendency, variability, deviation from normality;
• Multiple response analysis;
• CROSSTABULATION and Statistical tests;
• Manipulating Data: Listing cases, computing new variables, recoding variables; exploring data, selecting cases, sorting cases, merging files;
• GRAPHS: Creating and editing graphs and charts;
• Use of PASW Statistics/SPSS to carry out linear regression analysis;
• Presentation of data and interpretation of results.

Target Group: People working in Ministries, Local Government Authorities and Agencies as Planners, Statisticians, and Monitoring and Evaluation Officers and the Academia

Course Fee: Tsh.1,000,000.00 Tanzanian

USD 2,000 Non Tanzanian

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