STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
5 Day Course £1250.00 +VAT
Who should attend?
The course is designed for engineers who wish to
gain an understanding of statistical methods and
how they can be applied in an engineering
context. It is also suitable for engineers who
are already familiar with the basic ideas of
statistics and who wish to consolidate and
enhance their knowledge.
Why Attend?
Statistical Analysis is widely used and provides
useful insights into engineering problems and
their solution. Nevertheless, it is a subject
that is often regarded as a "black art" without
a clear or logical structure. This course both
explains the techniques that are most useful in
practice, and aims to remove some of the
mystique by also explaining their underlying
rationale. Emphasis is given throughout the
course on understanding the techniques and
defining the situations in which they are most
usefully applied.
By the end of the course, attendees should have
a good general understanding of statistical
methods and have greater confidence and
proficiency in using statistical software
packages. Full practical illustrations are given
using the Statistics functions within Microsoft
Excel.
What Does the Course Cover?
- Statistical Analysis
- its meaning and areas of application
- The types of
questions addressed and the main techniques
available
- Mean and variance -
their relevance and how they are estimated
- Hypothesis testing
and the meaning of the significance level
- Confidence intervals
and how they should be interpreted
- Regression analysis -
the single most useful statistical technique
- and why the "least squares" method is
used.
- Straight-line
regression and also more general regression
models
- Correlation and when
it is relevant
- The importance of
model validation
- Overview of other
useful techniques such as calibration
methods, time series analysis,
Statistical Process Control (SPC), Six
Sigma,
etc.
Applications and practical examples are
provided throughout
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