Statistical Workshop - Basic

Targeted audience: New researchers, undergraduates, or those new to quantitative methods 

Foundation of Python for Data Science Workshop

​Duration: 4 hours ​

Target Audience: Beginners in data science, students, or professionals with basic programming knowledge ​

​Learning Outcomes: ​

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to: ​

  • Understand core Python concepts for data analysis ​
  • Manipulate and clean data using Pandas ​
  • Perform basic numerical operations with NumPy ​
  • Conduct preliminary data exploration and visualisation ​

​Course Outline: ​

  • Introduction to Python for Data Science ​
  • Introduction to NumPy ​
  • Data Manipulation with Pandas ​
  • Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) ​

First Steps with SPSS: A Practical Workshop for Beginners

​Duration: 4 hours ​

Target Audience: Beginners with little to no experience in using SPSS data analysis ​

​Learning Outcomes: ​

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to: ​

  • Confidently navigate and manage data in SPSS ​
  • Recode, compute, and transform variables effectively ​
  • Conduct basic descriptive and inferential analyses ​
  • Interpret and report SPSS results clearly and accurately ​

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Course Outline: ​

  • Introduction to SPSS and Its Interface ​
  • Entering and Managing Data ​
  • Descriptive Statistics Made Easy ​
  • Basic Statistical Analysis in SPSS ​
  • Reporting and Exporting Results​

Getting Started with Data Analysis in R ​

​Duration: 4 hours ​

Target Audience: Beginners in data analysis, students, or professionals with no prior experience in R ​

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Learning Outcomes: ​

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to: ​

  • Set up and navigate the R and RStudio environment ​
  • Use basic R syntax for data operations and analysis ​
  • Import, explore, and manage data using R ​
  • Build confidence in continuing self-learning and working
    with R for data analysis​

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Course Outline: ​

  • Getting Started with R and RStudio ​
  • R Basics ​
  • Working with Data in R ​

Manipulation with dplyr: A Hands-On Workshop 

​Duration: 6 hours â€‹

Target Audience: R users with basic knowledge who want toimprove their data manipulation skills using the dplyrpackage. â€‹

​Pre-requisite: Familiarity with R and data frames â€‹

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Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to: â€‹

  • Use the pipe operator to build readable data pipelines â€‹

  • Apply key dplyr verbs for data manipulation â€‹

  • Group and summarize data effectively â€‹

  • Join multiple datasets using tidyverse conventions â€‹

  • Build efficient, clean code for reproducible data analysis â€‹

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Course Outline: â€‹

  • Introduction to dplyr and the Pipe Operator â€‹

  • Core Verbs in dplyr â€‹

  • Aggregating and Summarizing Data â€‹

  • Evaluating Your dplyr Skills â€‹

  • Joining Datasets with dplyr â€‹

Data Analytics Skills using the Microsoft Excel Data Analysis ToolPak