Short Courses in Statistics and AI
Our scheduled short courses are below. We are also able to run these courses for your organisation at a mutually convenient date/time, or design bespoke courses around your particular requirements. Please email statistics@herts.ac.uk for further details.
How to apply
Please click on the links below to the relevant courses and follow the instructions to apply online. If you are unable to pay by card and require an invoice, please email statistics@herts.ac.uk.
Courses in Artificial Intelligence
| Course Title | Duration | Cost | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Executives (online) | 0.5 days |
£129 (£99 for UH alumni) | Friday 24 January 2025, 09:00-13:00 |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Executives (in-person) | 0.5 days |
£129 (£99 for UH alumni) | Monday 3 March 2025, 13:00-17:00 |
Introductory Courses in Statistics and Statistical Software
| Course Title | Duration | Cost | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics for the Terrified (online) | 2 half days | £249 | Mornings of Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14 May 2025, 09:30-13:00 |
| Getting Started with Stats (in-person) | 1 day | £249 | TBA - Autumn 2025 |
| Getting to Know R (in-person) | 1 day | £249 | Wednesday 16 April 2025, 09:30-17:00 |
| Data Analysis in R (in-person) | 1 day | £249 | Wednesday 23 April 2025, 09:30-17:00 |
| R Crash Course (online) | 4 half days | £399 | Mornings of Tuesday 3, Wednesday 4, Tuesday 10, Wednesday 11 June 2025, 09:30-13:00 |
| Jamovi Conversion Course – Pain-Free, Cost-Free Statistical Software (online) | 1 day | £249 | Please email statistics@herts.ac.uk to arrange a bespoke course |
Courses in Designing and Analysing Surveys
| Course Title | Duration | Cost | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survey Design & Analysis (online) | 2 days | £399 | Tuesday 20 May - Wednesday 21 May 2025, 09:30-16:30 |
| Survey Design & Analysis 1: Collecting, Summarising & Analysing Survey Data (in-person) | 1 day | £249 | Thursday 6 February 2025, 10:00-17:00 |
| Survey Design & Analysis 2: Data Analysis, Sample Size & Power (in-person) | 1 day | £249 | Thursday 13 February 2025, 10:00-17:00 |
| Questionnaire Design and Sample Selection | 0.5 days | TBA | Please email statistics@herts.ac.uk to arrange a bespoke course |
| Sample Size and Power | 0.5 days | TBA | Please email statistics@herts.ac.uk to arrange a bespoke course |
Courses in Statistical Data Analysis and Data Management
| Course Title | Duration | Cost | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Data Analysis 1: Hypothesis Testing, Sample Size & Power (in-person) | 1 day | £249 | Thursday 27 February 2025, 10:00-17:00 |
| Quantitative Data Analysis 2: Correlation & Regression Methods (in-person) | 1 day | £249 | Thursday 6 March 2025, 10:00-17:00 |
| Survey Design & Analysis (online) | 2 days | £399 | Tuesday 20 May - Wednesday 21 May 2024, 09:30-16:30 |
| Essentials of Factor Analysis (online) | 0.5 days | £129 | Morning of Tuesday 1 July 2025, 09:30-13:00 |
| Essentials of Cluster Analysis (online) | 0.5 days | £129 | Morning of Tuesday 8 July 2025, 09:30-13:00 |
| Advanced Data Modelling (in-person) | 1 day | £249 | TBA - Winter 2025/26 or email statistics@herts.ac.uk to arrange a bespoke course |
| Fundamentals of Experimental Design (in-person) | 1 day | £249 | TBA - Winter 2025/26 or email statistics@herts.ac.uk to arrange a bespoke course |
| Essentials of Multivariate Data Analysis (in-person) | 1 day | £249 | TBA - Winter 2025/26 or email statistics@herts.ac.uk to arrange a bespoke course |
| Mastering Excel | 2 days | TBA | Please email statistics@herts.ac.uk to arrange a bespoke course |
| Mastering Excel Basics | 1 day | TBA | Please email statistics@herts.ac.uk to arrange a bespoke course |
Bespoke Courses
We are able to design and deliver bespoke courses for organisations, adapting existing courses or creating new ones. Examples of the topics we are able to cover are given below but many more are possible (please email statistics@herts.ac.uk for more details):
- summary statistics (measures of location; measures of variance; confidence intervals; …)
- presentation of data (tables; graphs and charts)
- data literacy (data quality and limitations; appropriate interpretation of results; …)
- survey design (sample size; power; questionnaire design)
- statistical software (R; SPSS; Excel; SAS; Statistica; jamovi; G*Power; Minitab; …)
- classical hypothesis testing (t-tests; ANOVA; Chi-square; non-parametric tests; …)
- measures of association (Pearson's correlation; Spearman's correlation; Cramer's V; …)
- linear regression (simple linear regression; multiple regression; variable selection; …)
- multivariate methods (cluster analysis; correspondence analysis; discriminant analysis; factor analysis; …)
- analysis of variance methods (ANOVA; ANCOVA; MANOVA; …)
- generalised linear modelling (binary logistic; multinomial; …).
Short Courses in Business
Hertfordshire Business School also offers courses in various aspects of business and management. Find out more and book your short course.
Accommodation for short courses taking place in-person in Hatfield
It is not possible to book bed and breakfast accommodation at the University. However, local places to stay are listed below (it is possible that a discount may be offered if you say you are attending a University event):
- Premier Inn (0333 003 1698)
- Travelodge Hatfield Central (0871 984 6316).