|The course aims to equip participants with a range of
statistical tools & techniques for understanding and analysing
data in the context of a research objective. At a very broad
level, the course aims to enhance participants’ ability to: The
course will concentrate on how to choose a statistical technique
that gives greatest insight into the data. During this process,
the focus will be on the application of these techniques and not
on the techniques themselves. - understand the research topic in
its broadest context and identify the specific research
question/objectives; - understand data, its scope and
limitations; - understand strengths and weaknesses of various
analytical techniques; and - apply appropriate techniques to the
available data in order to draw out the story and extract
meaningful information from it. The course covers statistical
writing to a limited extent, and course activities do provide
some opportunities to apply the principles of good statistical
writing. |Structure of Sessions||Activit