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Applied Statistics Course Overview

The document outlines an Applied Statistics course that aims to teach participants how to define, apply, and use statistical techniques to solve real-world problems over a two-week period. The course content covers topics such as defining statistics, collecting and analyzing data, making inferences, and presenting statistical reports using Microsoft Excel. The target group for the course includes those working in government, private, and nonprofit organizations such as statistical clerks and statisticians.

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Applied Statistics Course Overview

The document outlines an Applied Statistics course that aims to teach participants how to define, apply, and use statistical techniques to solve real-world problems over a two-week period. The course content covers topics such as defining statistics, collecting and analyzing data, making inferences, and presenting statistical reports using Microsoft Excel. The target group for the course includes those working in government, private, and nonprofit organizations such as statistical clerks and statisticians.

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APPLIED STATISTICS

COURSE OBJECTIVE At the end of the course the participants should: 1. Be able to define and apply statistical techniques to real world problems 2. Identify the purpose of statistics 3. Use Microsoft Excel as a tool to apply statistical techniques TARGET GROUP This programme is intended for those working in the public, private, not-for-profit, parastatal, and Government and quasi-government organisations. It is suitable and recommended for Statistical Clerks, Statisticians and Chief Statisticians.
DURATION: Two (2) Weeks

COURSE CONTENT 1. Definition of Statistics 2. Purposes and use of Statistics with particular emphasis on the application to business related problems 3. Importance of statistics in an organization 4. Statistics and the computer with particular emphasis on the use of Microsoft Excel in solving statistical problems 5. Data Collection and Sampling Techniques a. Difference between data and information b. Methods of collecting data c. Sampling techniques d. Sampling 6. Data Analysis and Inference a. Analyzing Data b. Data validation c. Inference statistics 7. Presentation of statistical reports a. Graphical reports b. Tabular reports c. Written reports d. Oral reports

APPLIED STATISTICS COURSE OBJECTIVE At the end of the course the participants should: 1. Be able to define and apply sta

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