ASSESS: SPSS USERS CONFERENCE FRIDAY 31ST OCTOBER 2014 ALCUIN RESEARCH RESOURCE CENTRE UNIVERSITY OF YORK, YORK EVENTS: THE BEGINNERS' GUIDE TO SURVEY ANALYSIS IN SPSS (HALF-DAY) PARALLEL WORKSHOP CLASSIFYING AREAS USING K-MEANS CLUSTER ANALYSIS IN SPSS (HALF-DAY) PARALLEL WORKSHOP FRIDAY 31ST OCTOBER 2014 10AM TO (APPROX) 12-45PM ALCUIN RESEARCH RESOURCE CENTRE UNIVERSITY OF YORK, YORK AN INTRODUCTION TO FACTOR ANALYSIS IN SPSS (HALF-DAY) PARALLEL WORKSHOP FACTORIAL ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA) AND ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE (ANCOVA) IN SPSS (HALF-DAY) PARALLEL WORKSHOP FRIDAY 31ST OCTOBER 2014 1-50PM TO (APPROX) 4-30PM ALCUIN RESEARCH RESOURCE CENTRE UNIVERSITY OF YORK, YORK 28TH ANNUAL SPSS USERS MEETING: MORNING AND AFTERNOON PRESENTATIONS FRIDAY 31ST OCTOBER 2014 10AM TO (APPROX) 4-10PM ALCUIN RESEARCH RESOURCE CENTRE UNIVERSITY OF YORK, YORK ASSESS is an independent user led group for SPSS, a computer package for analysing and presenting data. Recent ASSESS workshop topics include SPSS syntax, SPSS macros, Logistic regression and Hospital Episode Statistics.
Four parallel half-day workshops together with a day of SPSS user presentations are provisionally planned to be held at the Alcuin Research Resource Centre, University of York, on Friday 31st October 2014. Two workshops will run in parallel
from 10am to (approx) 12-45pm and two further SPSS workshops from 1-50pm to (approx) 4-30pm. The 28th Users group meeting illustrating SPSS applications by users will run, in addition, all day in the auditorium. Each delegate may, therefore, attend a morning
workshop or the morning users group session and/or an afternoon workshop or afternoon users group session. Workshop topics are at http://spssusers.co.uk/Events/2014/confprog.html. The workshops will be taught in an interactive hands-on workshop-style format, with frequent examples. A full set of notes and example files will be given to all workshop
attenders. There will also be handouts at the users group sessions. John Hall, formerly director of the Survey Research Unit at the former Polytechnic of North London (now part of London Metropolitan University) with experience in using SPSS to design and
teach courses on survey methods, will lead the ’Beginners Guide to Survey Analysis using SPSS’ in the morning. Paul Norman, a lecturer in Human Geography Applied Spatial Analysis & Policy from the University of Leeds will lead ‘Classifying areas using k-means
Cluster Analysis in SPSS’ also in the morning. Darren Walker, an experienced SPSS user and lecturer in research methods from Cardiff Metropolitan University, will lead the afternoon session ‘An Introduction to Factor Analysis in SPSS’. Mario Hair, an independent
statistical consultant with over thirty years experience of using and teaching SPSS, will lead the ‘Factorial Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) in SPSS’ afternoon course. The booking fee includes a coffee break mid-workshop but not overnight accommodation. A buffet lunch is available and is included for those attending both a morning and an afternoon event. Further details will be sent to delegates upon
receipt of booking forms. Come along to: * obtain training in using SPSS from experienced tutors who are fellow users * learn about statistical methods used for data analysis in SPSS * exchange ideas with other SPSS users * plan for an even better user group and suggest events for 2015 The venue for both the workshops and user (presentations) meeting is the Alcuin Research Resource
Centre (ARRC) on York University campus located in Heslington, 2 miles to the south-east
of the city centre. It takes 10-15 minutes in a taxi from the railway station.
The Number 4 bus runs regularly to the University from York railway station (see
http://www.yorkshiretravel.net/). Parking at the University is very difficult.
Location details are at http://www.york.ac.uk/about/maps/. Accommodation is
bookable via tourist information on (01904) 621756 or (01904) 554455. PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE USER PRESENTATION SESSIONS** * Introduction to multivariate analysis using SPSS by Eirini Koutoumanou, University College London (morning (am) session) * Digital Signage in retail: a case study using AMOS of Harrods, UK by Charles Dennis, University of Lincoln (am session) * Advanced multivariate data analysis in SPSS. A webinar specially recorded by a representative of SPSS (am session) * Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind: working with alien SPSS files by John Hall, formerly Survey Research Unit, Polytechnic of North London (afternoon (pm) session) * Daily and Weekly report generation – without too many tears! (or using the tools within SPSS automate the production of charts, tables, files and web pages) by John Lemon, University of Aberdeen (pm session) * Using SPSS to help shed light on … light! by Paul Marchant, Leeds Metropolitan University (pm session) * Using OMS syntax in SPSS to process the UK Data Archive by Jessica Bailey and Nikki Leftly, National Centre for Social Research (pm session) * Planning for 2015 events Registration and coffee begins at 9-30am for the morning sessions and at 1-30pm for the afternoon sessions. Morning coffee and afternoon tea are included in the registration fee. A timetable will be e-mailed to delegates in advance. Registration
and coffee begins at 9-30am for the morning sessions and 1-30pm for the afternoon sessions. ______________________ ** The titles and order of events are subject to amendment. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOOKING FORM PARALLEL MORNING SESSIONS: ASSESS WORKSHOPS:SURVEY ANALYSIS/CLASSIFYING AREAS USING K-MEANS CLUSTER ANALYSIS IN SPSS SPSS USER PRESENTATIONS: MORNING SESSION Friday 31st October 2014, ARRC, University of York: 10am to (approx) 12-45pm PARALLEL AFTERNOON SESSIONS: ASSESS WORKSHOPS:AN INTRODUCTION TO FACTOR ANALYSIS IN SPSS/FACTORIAL ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA) &
ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE (ANCOVA) IN SPSS SPSS USER PRESENTATIONS: AFTERNOON SESSION Friday 31st October 2014, ARRC, University of York: 1-50pm to (approx) 4-30pm Important: Bookings will not be treated as firm until a cheque or official (company) order, payable to ASSESS, is received.
Note payment can also be made by BACS but not by credit card. Details on request. Please indicate if you require a receipt of payment. Deadline for bookings: Friday 17th October 2014. Please note we reserve the right to cancel the workshops and/or user sessions if there are insufficient numbers. Name: ______________________________ Tel: ____________________ Email: ______________________________ Fax: ____________________ Job Title: ___________________________________ Organization: ___________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _______________________ Postcode _______________ Names of attendees & event(s) they wish to attend (Please delete as appropriate): (Names for badges) 1. _________________________ Event(s): The Beginners' Guide to Survey Analysis in SPSS/Classifying areas using k-means Cluster Analysis in SPSS/SPSS users presentations morning session/An introduction to Factor Analysis in SPSS/Factorial
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) & Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) in SPSS/SPSS users presentations afternoon session 2. _________________________ Event(s): The Beginners' Guide to Survey Analysis in SPSS/Classifying areas using k-means Cluster Analysis in SPSS/SPSS users presentations morning session/An introduction to Factor Analysis in SPSS/Factorial
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) & Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) in SPSS/SPSS users presentations afternoon session 3. _________________________ Event(s): The Beginners' Guide to Survey Analysis in SPSS/Classifying areas using k-means Cluster Analysis in SPSS/SPSS users presentations morning session/An introduction to Factor Analysis in SPSS/Factorial
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) & Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) in SPSS/SPSS users presentations afternoon session 4._________________________ Event(s): The Beginners' Guide to Survey Analysis in SPSS/Classifying areas using k-means Cluster Analysis in SPSS/SPSS users presentations morning session/An introduction to Factor Analysis in SPSS/Factorial
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) & Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) in SPSS/SPSS users presentations afternoon session 5. _________________________ Event(s): The Beginners' Guide to Survey Analysis in SPSS/Classifying areas using k-means Cluster Analysis in SPSS/SPSS users presentations morning session/An introduction to Factor Analysis in SPSS/Factorial
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) & Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) in SPSS/SPSS users presentations afternoon session (Please enter the appropriate amounts below and delete as appropriate) First delegate Subsequent delegates No. Students or Retired No. Either ‘The Beginners’ Guide to Survey Analysis using SPSS’ or
‘Classifying areas using k-means Cluster Analysis in SPSS ’ workshop £90 £70 £40
Either ‘An introduction to Factor Analysis in SPSS’ or ‘Factorial Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) in SPSS’ workshop £90 £70 £40
Two workshops (includes lunch) £160 £130 £75
Either Users Meeting session £50 £45 £25
Both Users Meeting sessions (includes lunch) £80 £60 £40
A single Users meeting session plus a workshop (includes lunch) £150 £120 £70
Lunch before or after a single Users Meeting session £10 £10 £5
Lunch before or after a single workshop £10 £10 £5
TOTALS £ £ £ GRAND TOTAL £ If having Lunch: Specify vegetarian or other dietary requirements, if any: ________________________________________________________________ Cheque or official order enclosed for _______GBP For official orders please also give here the number and address for invoicing: ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ (Please indicate if you require a receipt of payment) Return completed forms to Peter Watson, ASSESS, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge CB2 7EF by FRIDAY 17TH OCTOBER 2014. Telephone enquiries about bookings: 01223 355294 x801 or 01223 273712 (direct line) (has an answerphone).
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