We offer short courses to the public, businesses, professionals, academics and graduate researchers, as well as specialised and bespoke courses, workshops and seminars.
Training in data analytics and statistics still on your bucket list? We can offer training to suit your background and needs – from statistical literacy to foundational statistical methods to specialised techniques. We value teaching excellence that promotes understanding of meaningful, practical application of data analytics and statistics. Our presenters are knowledgeable, engaging, enthusiastic and funny – and that’s according to participant feedback.
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Statistics for Basic Physician Training (FRACP)
The Statistics for Basic Physician Training workshop is now a flexible online statistical training. After enrolment, all the materials provided, including recordings of the lectures, notes, summary notes, practice multiple-choice test with worked solutions, will be available and you will have access to the materials until 1 March 2027.
The focus is on the statistical needs of physician trainees and the topics covered in the FRACP examination.
Upcoming workshops, courses and seminars
See the range of workshops, seminars
Short courses
We provide a range of general and specialist courses for individuals or organisations, run either at the University's Parkville campus or in-house. We also develop bespoke courses customised to your organisation's needs.
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Analysis of categorical data
This course deals with the analysis of categorical data, with emphasis on binary outcomes and commonly used methods. It is run with a mix of lecture presentations and practical work.
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Design and analysis of experiments
This course covers the principles and practice of designing experiments or trials, and the analysis of data from them.
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Design and analysis of surveys
This course covers the principles and practice of designing surveys and the analysis of data from them.
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Introduction to R and Reproducible Research
A workshop on the tools needed to efficiently work with data using R, particularly focusing on importing, rearranging, describing and visualising data.
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Mixed Models in R
A course on fitting and interpretation of mixed models in R, also known as multi-level models or hierarchical models. These appear in both designed experiments and observational studies.
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Producing excellent graphs simply
Do you need to produce graphs of your data, simply and effectively? Are you frustrated by how difficult this seems to be? Do you wonder how to represent statistical inferences graphically?
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Statistics for Basic Physician Training (FRACP)
The focus of this workshop is on the statistical needs of physician trainees and the topics covered in the FRACP examination.
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Statistics for Research Workers using R and R Markdown
Introduction to foundational statistical methods and ideas used throughout statistics and data science. Using R statistical software with RStudio and R Markdown.
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Customised training
Get personalised training for your group. We can provide general and specialist courses tailored to your organisation.
Subjects we teach
The SCC teaches the following subjects at the University of Melbourne.
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Practice of Statistics and Data Science (MAST90027)
Building on methods and techniques learned in theoretical subjects by studying the application of statistics in real contexts.
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Statistics for Research Workers (MAST90007)
Detailed training in statistical methods as applied to the design and analysis of projects undertaken by postgraduate students across all disciplines.