Beginners course – microdata.no

The development team are now offering microdata.no courses. As the course will be targeting users with little or no experience in the use of this analysis tool, no prior knowledge is needed.

NSD and/or SSB will be represented by two experienced course leaders/tutors at the course. Initially, an introductory of microdata.no will be held, explaining the background and the various underlying mechanisms of the system. Subsequently, all attendants will be given the opportunity to work through a standard lesson set which will be provided in advance. The course leaders will be present and assist/offer help if needed, and also give some valuable tip. The lesson set will be solved in plenary, partly or completely, i.e. a course leader will work through the lessons using microdata.no with live presentation on a big screen.

As a minimum, the requesting institution is required to offer a suitable location, presentation medium (big screen), and computers/laptops for all attendants at the course.

The course program:

  • Introduction
  • About the variables in the database
  • About the data structure
  • Work methods – command line vs. scripts
  • How to create a dataset
  • How to define a population
  • How to adapt, refine and recode variables
  • How to produce descriptive statistics
  • How to perform regression analysis
  • How to utilize parental information (data on father/mother)

The length of the course is 4 hours. In order to cover expenses in connection with preparations, hourly fee for each course leader/tutor, and finalizing procedures, the course will demand a standard charge of 15 750 NKR. In addition, compensation for travel expenses will be added (actual travel expenses plus hourly travel time fee). This needs to be charged from the requesting institution/ faculty/ institute. Thus, the total price depends on the location of the course. The travel expense addition will be lowest for courses held in Bergen or Oslo. It will be possible to hold the course in the localities of either NSD or SSB.

A tailor made course can also be offered, based upon a requested (statistical) subject/topic. This will add 20 000 NKR to the total price.

Are you interested in participating? Check with your local management/administration and make sure the expenses will be covered, possibly ask the relevant person to contact us for more details and final price offer.

For courses in the Oslo area, contact:

Johan Sjøberg (SSB)

For courses in the Bergen area, contact:

Trond Pedersen (NSD)