An Academic Conferences and Publishing Event 03/12/2013

Quantitative Data Analysis

numerical methods in research
A One Day Seminar
Presented by
Dr Dan Remenyi and Dr George Onofrei
The Cedars, University of Reading
25
th
March 2014

Quantitative data analysis underpins a large if not the greater part of social science research.
Quantitative data is regarded as an authentic way of understanding any phenomenon. Lord
Kelvins remark when you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in
numbers, you know something about it is as true today as it was when he made that
comment 130 years ago. In fact research is seen as largely a matter of measuring and being
able to discover new knowledge as a result of such measurement.

Scientific measurement requires consideration to be given to variability and uncertainty and
thus to issues such as risk. For this reason statistical analysis is employed. Statistics may be
seen as one of the drivers which delivered our modern understanding of data quantitative
data and how it should be used in science.

This being the case it is important to understand how we can collect, manage, analyse and
interpret data. These issues have become increasing important as researchers are using
statistics more extensively than ever before.

This one day seminar addresses the range of statistical techniques which are available for
academic research and which are listed below. Statistical techniques will be demonstrated
using Excel and SPSS.

This seminar will include numerous examples of quantitative data analysis to illustrate the
work involved in using and interpreting statistics.

Topics covered in the seminar
What data is suitable for the answering of
the research question?
Distinguishing between data and noise;
Data ethics issues;
Data sampling;
Data collection;
Data preparation;
Data management and deletion;
Descriptive statistics;
Data frequency tables;
Distributions, Estimation;
Standard errors and means;
Hypothesis testing;
t-tests;
Correlation Analysis;
Use of P-values;
Linear Regression;
2 (chi-square);
ANOVA;
Factor analysis.

This seminar is relevant to academics from most Faculties, Departments and Schools.

An Academic Conferences and Publishing Event 03/12/2013

This seminar delivers practical useful information which may be put to use immediately.
It also gives participants an opportunity to network with other researchers and
academics.

The seminar will be held on 25th March 2014 at the University of Reading, The Cedars
Conference Centre. The Seminar will run from 09:30 until 16:00. The attendance fee is
100+VAT at 20%= 120. Fees include course materials and refreshments.


Seminar Facilitators
Dr Dan Remenyi specialised in research methodology. He was for more
than a decade a Visiting Professor in Information Systems Management at
the School of Systems and Data Studies at Trinity College, University of
Dublin. He teaches Research Methodology and Sociology of Research as
well as supervising academic researchers and works extensively with
research candidates and their supervisors at both doctoral and masters
level. He has authored or co-authored more than 30 books and some 50
academically refereed papers. He is published in all 4 of the A rated Journals in the United
Kingdom in Information Systems Management. Some of his books have been translated
into Chinese, Japanese and Romanian. He holds a B Soc Sc, an MBA and a PhD.

Dr George Onofrei is based at the School of Business, Letterkenny
Institute of Technology, Ireland. He completed his PhD in Supply Chain
and Operations Management at the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate
Business School, Ireland. George has also been active in the field of
business consulting. His research interests include: sustainability in
manufacturing and service industries, management of dynamic
capabilities, continuous and collaborative improvement, manufacturing
and service strategy. George also has an academic interest in research
methods both quantitative and qualitative.


For more details and to book onto the seminar please contact: louise@academic-
conferences.org