NZSSN Short Courses

The New Zealand Social Statistics Network (NZSSN) has been running short courses in social science research methods annually since 2005, following the model of the Australian Consortium for Social & Political Research Incorporated (ACSPRI).

This is an introductory course on qualitative methodologies, including principles and practices for working with and for Māori researchers. Participants need neither any background in research nor previous experience with qualitative techniques.

A course for public sector workers and academics commissioning, managing, or conducting evaluations of public policy or programmes.

This is an introductory course on principles and practices for conducting research that involves both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. It covers theory and practice on both sides, and describes techniques for combining them, with examples from academic and policy research.

A course giving a good overview of a number of statistical procedures all in one place, from Chi-Square to Multivariate Analysis of Variance to Factor Analysis.

A course covering Structured Query Language (SQL) coding, with participants using the freely available Azure Data Studio. This is a good tie-in to our VHIN Introduction to Research in the IDI course, because IDI data are natively held in SQL databases. The language is also applicable in many other areas.

A course teaching the design principles required to make plots that really have an impact on the reader, using the Excel software package.

A course teaching the design principles required to make plots that really have an impact on the reader, using the R software package.

A course on Statistics New Zealand’s Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) and the requirements and processes for getting started with analysing its data.

A hands-on course covering skills required to undertake data analysis in the IDI, within a real Datalab environment and using real IDI data.