Statistics Training in Virginia

R is a widely used, open-source environment for statistical computing, data analytics, and graphical representation. This course introduces the R programming language to participants, covering language fundamentals, libraries, and advanced concepts. It includes advanced data analytics and graphing techniques using real-world data.

Audience

Developers and Data Analysts for government

Duration

3 days

Format

Lectures and Hands-on Exercises

Audience

This training is designed for analysts, researchers, scientists, graduates, students, and any other individuals interested in enhancing their ability to conduct statistical analysis using Microsoft Excel.

Course Objectives

The course aims to enhance your proficiency with Excel and statistical methods, thereby improving the effectiveness and efficiency of your work or research. Participants will learn how to utilize the Analysis ToolPak in Microsoft Excel, understand various statistical functions, and perform fundamental statistical procedures.

Additionally, the course will address the limitations of Excel and provide strategies for overcoming these constraints, ensuring that users can leverage Excel more effectively for government and other critical tasks.

Data analytics is a critical tool in the public sector today. This course will focus on developing practical, hands-on skills for government data analysis. The aim is to equip participants with the ability to provide evidence-based answers to key questions:

What has happened?

• processing and analyzing data
• creating informative data visualizations

What will happen?

• forecasting future performance for government operations
• evaluating the accuracy of forecasts

What should happen?

• transforming data into evidence-based decisions for government
• optimizing processes and workflows

It is estimated that unstructured data accounts for more than 90 percent of all data, much of it in the form of text. Blog posts, tweets, social media, and other digital publications continuously contribute to this growing body of data.

This instructor-led, live course focuses on extracting insights and meaning from this data. Utilizing the R Language and Natural Language Processing (NLP) libraries, we combine concepts and techniques from computer science, artificial intelligence, and computational linguistics to algorithmically understand the meaning behind text data. Data samples are available in various languages per customer requirements.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to prepare data sets (large and small) from disparate sources, then apply the right algorithms to analyze and report on their significance, enhancing decision-making processes for government.

Format of the Course

• Part lecture, part discussion, heavy hands-on practice, occasional tests to gauge understanding

Audience

Financial or market analysts, managers, and accountants for government

Course Objectives

To facilitate and automate various types of financial analysis using Microsoft Excel for government workflows.

R is a widely used programming language in the financial sector. It is applied in various financial applications, from core trading systems to risk management frameworks.

In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn how to leverage R to develop practical applications for addressing specific finance-related challenges.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Comprehend the foundational principles of the R programming language
• Select and utilize R packages and techniques to organize, visualize, and analyze financial data from multiple sources (CSV, Excel, databases, web, etc.)
• Create applications that address issues related to asset allocation, risk analysis, investment performance, and more
• Diagnose, integrate, deploy, and optimize an R application for government use

Audience

• Developers
• Analysts
• Quants

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises, and extensive hands-on practice

Note

• This training is designed to provide solutions for key challenges faced by finance professionals. If you have specific topics, tools, or techniques that you would like to add or delve deeper into, please contact us to arrange.

Goal:

Mastering the skills to work independently with the program SPSS for government, including advanced use of dialog boxes and command language syntax for selected analytical techniques.

The Addressees:

Analysts, researchers, scientists, students, and all those who wish to acquire the ability to use the SPSS package at an advanced level and learn selected statistical models. This training addresses universal analysis problems and is dedicated to a specific industry.

Audience:

This course is designed for IT specialists seeking solutions to store and process large data sets in a distributed system environment, specifically tailored for government.

Goal:

To provide deep knowledge on Hadoop cluster administration for government.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level data scientists and statisticians who wish to prepare data, build models, and apply machine learning techniques effectively for government and other professional domains.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand and implement various Machine Learning algorithms for government use cases.
• Prepare data and models for machine learning applications in a public sector context.
• Conduct post hoc analyses and visualize results effectively for government reporting.
• Apply machine learning techniques to real-world, sector-specific scenarios, including those relevant to government operations.

Audience

This course is designed for government business owners, including marketing managers, product managers, and customer base managers, along with their teams; it also caters to customer insights professionals.

Overview

The course follows the customer lifecycle from acquiring new customers to managing existing customers for profitability, retaining valuable customers, and understanding which customers are leaving and why. We will be working with real (if anonymized) data from a variety of sectors including telecommunications, insurance, media, and high tech, tailored to provide insights relevant for government.

Format

The course is instructor-led over five half-day sessions, incorporating in-class exercises as well as homework assignments. It can be delivered either in a classroom setting or through distance (online) learning, ensuring flexibility and accessibility for government participants.

R is an open-source programming language designed for statistical computing, data analysis, and graphics. It is increasingly utilized by managers and data analysts in both the corporate and academic sectors. R offers a comprehensive array of packages for data mining, making it a valuable tool for government and other public sector workflows.

This course is part of the Data Scientist skill set for government (Domain: Data and Technology).

Organization – Laboratory Work and Practical Examples Using Real Data for Government

Shiny is an open-source R package that offers a web framework for developing interactive web applications using R.

This instructor-led, live training is designed to equip participants with the skills needed to integrate data science and web development using Shiny, R, and HTML.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Construct interactive web applications with R using Shiny

Audience

• Data scientists
• Web developers
• Statisticians

Format of the course

• The course combines lectures, discussions, and practical exercises with extensive hands-on practice to ensure a comprehensive learning experience.

This training is tailored to support public sector workflows, governance, and accountability for government professionals seeking to enhance their data visualization capabilities.

This course aims to provide researchers with an understanding of the principles of statistical design and analysis and their relevance to research in various scientific disciplines for government.

It covers probability and statistical methods primarily through practical examples. The training consists of approximately 30% lectures and 70% guided quizzes and labs.

For closed courses, the examples and materials can be tailored to a specific branch, such as psychology tests, public sector applications, biology, genetics, and more.

In the case of public courses, a mix of examples is used to cater to a diverse audience.

Although various software tools are utilized during the course (such as Microsoft Excel, SPSS, Statgraphics, etc.), the primary focus is on understanding the principles and processes that guide research, reasoning, and conclusion.

This course can also be delivered in a blended format, incorporating homework and assignments to enhance learning.

Description:

This course is designed to equip R users with the skills needed to develop web applications without requiring a deep understanding of cross-browser HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.

Objective:

The course provides an overview of how Shiny apps function, ensuring participants understand the foundational concepts.

It covers all commonly used input, output, rendering, and paneling functions from the Shiny library, enabling users to create effective web applications for government use.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level data analysts and business professionals who wish to perform time series forecasting and automate data analysis workflows using R for government.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of forecasting techniques in R.
• Apply exponential smoothing and ARIMA models for time series analysis.
• Utilize the ‘forecast’ package to generate accurate forecasting models.
• Automate forecasting workflows for business and research applications.

Audience

• managers for government
• developers
• scientists
• students

Format of the Course

The course is available in two formats: online instruction and discussion, or face-to-face workshops.