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WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Data analysts, engineers, scientists, lecturers, students and those who requires statistical software to analyze data and do basic statistical analysis.
DATE VENUE : 28 & 29 NOVEMBER 2012 (WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY) : COMPUTER LAB, SCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, ENGINEERING CAMPUS, NIBONG TEBAL, PENANG. : 9:00 A.M. 5:30 P.M.

TIME
Organise by :

School of Civil Engineering Pusat Pengajian Kejuruteraan Awam

in collaboration with

WORKSHOP FEE
Fee includes tea breaks and lunches, workshop materials, floor assignments and evaluation and Certificate of Attendance.

NORMAL FEE : MYR750.00 per participant

(wholly-owned by Universiti Sains Malaysia)

10% GROUP DISCOUNT for group registration (minimum 3 participants per group from same organisation/company) POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS* : MYR550.00 per participant
* Not entitled for Group Discount

COURSE OBJECTIVES i. To understand the basic features of SPSS including how to input data files, manage data and perform graphical techniques using SPSS. ii. To understand the exploratory data analysis techniques. iii. To be able to do categorical data analysis. iv. To apply statistical tests of hypotheses about means using t-tests and one-way analysis of variance.

ENQUIRIES Technical Details: Assoc. Prof. Ahmad Shukri Yahya Email : shukri@eng.usm.my Tel : 04-5995999 Ext. 6270 H/P : 012-5011718 Registration & other enquiries: Khairol Anuar Hazir Mohammed Group Educational Services Executive USAINS HOLDING SDN BHD DL : 04-653 4372 HP : 012-286 9048 Email : khairol@usainsgroup.com or khairol_usains@yahoo.com

COURSE CO-ORDINATOR ASSOC. PROF. AHMAD SHUKRI YAHAYA is a lecturer at the School of Civil Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). He obtained his M.Sc. from the University of Aston, Birmingham in Industrial Mathematics. His area of research is in air pollution modelling, simulation and data analysis. He is a principle researcher for the Clean Air Research Group, USM and an associate researcher for the Centre of Modelling and Data Analysis, UKM. He has conducted a number of courses in SPSS for several government departments as well as for the SPSS Users Group. He has written numerous papers in journals and conferences at local and international levels. He has written ten books in Engineering Statistics and Engineering Mathematics. He has taught Engineering Statistics Courses at the School of Civil Engineering and has used SPSS extensively while teaching the courses and in his research.

RECOMMENDED ACCOMMODATION Parit Buntar Inn, No. 1, Jalan Pejabat, 34200 Parit Buntar, Perak. Tel: 05-717 6750 / 05-716 5100 Fax: 05-717 5100 (E) : parit_buntar_inn@yahoo.com (W) : http://www.facebook.com/pages/ParitBuntar-Inn/158632884206837

Damai Hotel Lot 6298, Jalan Taiping, Parit Buntar, 34200 Parit Buntar, Perak. Tel : 05-716 5222 / 8222 Fax : 05-716 3222

CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE In recognition of successful program completion, you will be presented with a Certificate of Attendance. This will reflect on your commitment towards your continued personal and professional development.

Melor Inn Parit Buntar No 1, Lintang Bestari 1, Pusat Bandar Fasa 2, 34200 Parit Buntar Perak. Tel : 05-717 6268 (E) : Melorinn.sdn.bhd.hotel@gmail.com (W) : http://melorinn.blogspot.com

DATA MANAGEMENT AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USING SPSS

WORKSHOP OUTLINE DAY 1 SESSION I INTRODUCTION TO SPSS Basic features of SPSS, Data input, defining variables, importing Excel files and data transformation SESSION II EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS Descriptive statistics and tables SESSION III GRAPHICAL TECHNIQUES Bar charts, line graphs, area graph, pie charts, Box plots, error plots, histogram, P-P and QQ plots SESSION IV PROBLEM SOLVING USING SPSS DAY 2 SESSION V CATEGORICAL DATA ANALYSIS The chi-square test SESSION VI INTRODUCTION TO THE t-TESTS One sample and two sample t-tests Assumptions of the t-tests SESSION VII THE ONE-WAY ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE One-way analysis of variance Assumptions SESSION VIII PROBLEM SOLVING USING SPSS

Disclaimer The Organizer reserves the right to reschedule or cancel any part of its published programme or venue due to unforeseen circumstances and will not accept liability for costs incurred by participants or their organizations for the cancellation of travel arrangements and/or accommodation reservations as a result of the course being cancelled or postponed. Advance notice will be given if there are such changes or cancellation.

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REGISTRATION FORM
DATA MANAGEMENT AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USING SPSS NOVEMBER 2012
Send registration form to : Att: Khairol Anuar, USAINS Holding Sdn. Bhd., Ground Floor, Kompleks EUREKA, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, PENANG. Fax : 04-657 2210 or Email : khairol@usainsgroup.com / khairol_usains@yahoo.com No. Participants Name Position & Email

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2. Local Order (LO) or Purchase Order (PO) must be presented before the event. The Organizer reserves the right to refrain a registered participant from taking part in the event if no proof of payment can be presented. This only applies to registered participants who have NOT paid the registration fee PRIOR to the event date. Confirmation of participation can only be made by payment or LO / PO receives by the organiser. 3. Cancellation / Substitution A full refund less administration fee of MYR250.00 will be given for cancellation received not later than 10 working days before the course. No refund will be made after this period. However, substitute participants are welcomed at no extra charge provided written notice of at least 5 working days before the event is given to the Organizer.