Training Course on Data Analysis Modelling and Simulation using Excel

THIS COURSE IS SUITABLE FOR PEOPLE WORKING IN:

This is a general training targeting participants from Social, Agriculture, Economics, Food Security and Livelihoods, Nutrition, Education, Medical or public health professionals among others who wish to be conversant with the concepts of Statistics, Research Design & Methodology, Data collection using ODK, use of GIS for mapping, Data Management, Analysis using MS-Excel, Stata/SPSS/SAS/R Softwares and Inferences and Reporting. No prior knowledge is required.

Introduction

This course is about Statistics and Data Analysis. The course will teach you the advanced concepts related to Statistics and Data Analysis, and help you in applying these concept. Various examples and data-sets will be used and then we will show you how to use Microsoft Excel to perform these calculations.

Duration

5 Days

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This is a general training targeting participants from any field willing to learn data analysis with excel, targeting Statistician, analyst, or a budding data scientist and beginners who want to learn how to analyze data with excel.

Course Objective:

The training is aimed at introducing and equipping participants with skills in;

• Understand descriptive and Inferential Statistics.
• Understand statistical calculations.
• Understand statistics from basic to advance using excel

Training Content:

• Statistics Introduction and Definitions
• Types of Data in Excel - Text, Numbers, Date/Time, Logical
• Qualitative vs Quantitative Data / Continuous vs Discrete
• Nominal, Ordinal, Interval & Ratio
• Population and Sample (Theory)
• Understanding Data Types
• Understanding Formulas and Functions
• Relative vs Absolute Reference
• Formulas, Functions and Named Ranges
• Descriptive Statistics
• Section Introduction - Descriptive Statistics
• Descriptive Statistics - Central Tendency
• Descriptive Statistics - Variation
• Installing Data Analysis Pack and Calculating Descriptive Statistics
• Descriptive Statistics - Central Tendency
• Descriptive Statistics - Variation (Excel)
• Descriptive Statistics - Shapes
• Descriptive Statistics
• Data Visualization
• Three commonly used Charts
• Create Histogram
• Histogram Shapes
• Create Box and Whisker Plot
• Scatter Diagram
• Create Scatter Plot
• Data Visualization
• Introduction to Basic Probability Concepts
• Basic Probability Concepts
• Calculate Factorial, Permutations and Combinations
• Basic Probability Concepts
• Probability Distributions
• Central Limit Theorem Demonstration
• Normal Probability Distribution
• Binomial Probability Distribution
• Other Distributions Related to Binomial Distribution
• Poisson Distribution
• Probability Distributions
• Introduction Hypothesis Testing
• Hypothesis Testing - Types of Errors
• Hypothesis Testing Explained
• Tests for Mean, Variance and Proportions
• One Sample z Test
• Two Tail Example
• Understanding the p Value
• Introduction to T Functions
• One Sample t Test - Example
• One Sample p Test
• Two Sample z Test
• Two Sample t Test - Equal Variance
• Two Sample t Test - Unequal Variance
• Two Sample t Test - Paired t Test
• Two Sample p Test
• Introduction Tests for Variance (F and Chi Square)
• F Test to Compare Variances
• Plotting F Distribution
• F Distribution Related Functions
• F.TEST Function
• F Test Using Data Analysis Pack
• Chi Square Test for Variance
• Plotting Chi Square Distribution
• Chi Square Distribution Related Functions
• Chi Square Test
• Introduction to ANOVA
• Understanding the concept of ANOVA
• Formulas and calculations in ANOVA
• Performing ANOVA
• Two Factor ANOVA without Replication
• Two Factor ANOVA with Replication
• Goodness of Fit and Contingency Table
• Introduction Goodness of Fit and Contingency Tables
• Goodness of Fit Test
• Contingency Table
• Correlation and Linear Regression
• Introduction to Correlation
• Plotting Scatter Plot and Calculating Correlation Coefficient
• Correlation Coefficient for Multiple Variables
• Correlation Related Functions
• Correlation vs Causation
• Coefficient of Determination
• Manual Calculation
• Slope, Intercept
• Forecast, Linear, Trend & Linest
• Regression using Data Analysis Pack

Closure

Methodology

This instructor led training course is delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.

All facilitation and course materials will be offered in English. The participants should be reasonably proficient in English.

Accreditation

Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with a certificate of participation and reference materials.

Training Venue

The training is residential and will be held at the Livecode Training Centre in Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, lunch, and study visits.

All participants will additionally cater for their, travel expenses, visa application, insurance, and other personal expenses.

Accommodation

Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Training Officer.

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Mobile Number: +254 725 771 853

Training Fees

The course fees is KES 70,000.00 or USD 950.00 exclusive of VAT. The course fees covers the course tuition, training materials, two (2) break refreshments, lunch and study visits. Participants will cater for their travel and accommodation costs.

Payment

Payment should be transferred to Livecode Technologies account through bank on or before the course starting date. 

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Cancellation Policy

Payment for the all courses includes a registration fee, which is non-refundable, and equals 15% of the total sum of the course fee.

Tailor- Made

This scheduled course can also be tailored for your organization. To find out how our tailor-made training can help your organization, call our team on

Please Note: The program content shown here is for guidance purposes only. Our continuous course improvement process may lead to changes in topics and course structure.