Course details

Are you struggling to find the root cause? Learn how to use Excel™ and Minitab™ to make statistics accessible and useable. Summarise data using key statistics and important graphical methods. Make better decisions about whether a variable has an effect or not by conducting significance tests such as t tests or F tests. Spot relationships between variables where they exist and discount them where they don’t by using regression analysis. Use ANOVA to identify which variables have an effect on critical to quality characteristics. Make better decisions.

Day 1

  • Descriptive statistics
  • Graphing techniques to spot differences
  • Identifying relationships using regression

Day 2

  • t tests to see differences in means
  • F tests to see differences in variation
  • Proportion tests to see if proportions differ
  • Confidence intervals and how they impact sample size

COURSE DETAILS

The course will teach how statistics can be used to spot differences in data and contribute to tasks such as finding the root cause. It will be thought using either Minitab or Excel (to be agreed in advance) and the emphasis will be on what we can easily do.

Updated on 08 November, 2015

About First Polymer Training Skillnet

First Polymer Training (FPT) Skillnet operates as a training network for the  Plastics Industry in Ireland and is funded under the government’s Skillnets initiative. The aim of FPT Skillnet is to deliver training that is focused on the specific needs of the plastics industry and includes certification and development.

Initiated by Plastics Ireland, FPT Skillnet’s objective is to provide technical training to polymer processors, both at our centre in Athlone and in-company as required. Our administrative and course centre is now located at 7  Centre  Court, Blyry Business and Commercial Park, Athlone.

A full range of plastics processing equipment is available including Fanuc (100 tonne Electric), Krauss Maffei (100 tonne Hydraulic) and Demag (25 tonne Hydraulic) moulding machines.  They are delighted to announce Arburg UK have replaced the ARBURG ALLROUNDER 320C 500 170 50 tonne machine with a new ARBURG ALLROUNDER 420C 1000 290 100 tonne golden Edition machine. This machine is equipped with the latest SELOGICA Direct touch screen control.

Having a full range of  plastics processing equipment on site allows FPT to deliver  intensive hands on training.

How can They meet your company’s needs?

First Polymer Training Skillnet organises a calendar of courses which are delivered at our centre in Athlone. These courses are advertised regularly. HoTheyver, if your company has specific needs They can design a course to meet those needs or modify an existing course to deliver in-company.

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