Report on training course is on statistical data analysis using R software
Application of statistical software reduces the time to analyze large amount data which provides insights to the policy makers for public health. Therefore, the training course on data analysis using standard Statistical Packages for Health and Demographic research is being organized for professionals engaged in research and analysis of health and demographic studies.
The training course is on statistical data analysis using R software. This R software is free in the public domain. This Application is very wide. So it’s impossible to cover the all features in 3 days. The best part of this application is that it does not require internet after installation. This software is updated every day. This software is similar tom SPSS but some features are new and different.
Some key wards are using in this software (R consol, R studio, R commander).
Specific Objectives:
At the end of the training course, the participants would be able to:
- Prepare the coding plan and create data set
- Describe the nature of variables
- Explain the application of R software in data analysis
- Conduct data analysis on prepared data set by using R software
Course Content:
The course intends to cover topics such as: –
- Basic features to R software
- Scales of measurement
- Data management & approaches to data analysis
- Testing of hypothesis
- Calculation of Correlation and Regression analysis
