Tidying Up Official Statistics with ‘R’ and GSBPM | |
Course Leader | Kristín Ósk Ingvarsdóttir, Ph.D., Expert, International Statistics, Statistics Iceland. Þórdís Birna Borgarsdóttir, M.Sc., Expert, Social Statistics, Statistics Iceland |
Target Group | Statisticians working in the production of official statistics, especially data processing and analysis. No specific experience within official statistics is necessary. The course should both be relevant for junior as well as senior statisticians. |
Entry Qualifications | Sound command of English. Participants should be able to participate in discussions in the course and make short presentations in English for the group. Participants should have some knowledge of basic statistical concepts and methods used in official statistical production and dissemination. |
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Contents | Online self-study: This course is focused on the implementation of R in the production process within NSI´s. The course is designed to be an online full time self-study course for four days, with one extra day for completing and handing in assignments. The course platform is on Eloomi, which will be active over a period of five days, from April 15th to April 19th, 2024 (Monday – Friday). During this time, students will watch lectures and work on assignments according to their own schedule. The course leaders will handle the Eloomi registrations. Meet the instructors: The course instructors will be available to students in three online meetings throughout the week via Microsoft Teams. Students are also welcome to contact the instructors via e-mail for problem solving and questions on the course. Students are strongly encouraged to seek help from other students and use various web-based sources to complete the assignments. Assignments: Students will be required to work on assignments and hand them in via the course platform by the end of the week. The assignments give students the opportunity to acquire hands-on experience with the use of R in the production of official statistics. Students will be required to complete all assignments. Students will not receive a course certificate unless they turn in all assignments. Content:
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Expected Outcome | The course participants will be given an overview of the Generic Statistical Business Process Model and how to apply it to their work in producing official statistics and ensure the quality of the outputs. At the end of the course the participants will be able to:
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Required Reading | No required reading. |
Suggested Reading | Students are encouraged to use web-based resources to help them in their assignments, such as: In English |
Required Preparation | All participants must have R and RStudio installed and ready to use on their personal computers. Other packages and solutions will be introduced during the course. |
Trainer(s)/ | Kristín Ósk Ingvarsdóttir and Þórdís Birna Borgarsdóttir, Statistics Iceland |
Timetable | Day 1: Monday, April 15th
Day 2: Tuesday, April 16th
Day 3: Wednesday, April 17th
Day 4: Thursday, April 18th
Day 5: Friday, April 19th
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Practical Information | ||||
When | Duration | Where | Organiser | APPLICATION VIA National Contact Point |
15–19.04.2024 | 5 days | ONLINE | EFTA / Statistics Iceland | Deadline: 18.03.2024 |