Schedule
Annually (Around June)
Target
We hold a basic statistics seminar once a year for people who have questions about statistics used in sensory evaluations or who feel that they lack understanding of the basic aspects of statistics.
Format
Online lectures (1 day)
Content
This seminar will be based on “Chapter 4: Basic Statistical Methods” from “Must-Read Textbook for Certified Sensory Evaluation Specialists” edited by the Japanese Society for Sensory Evaluation, Kasumi Publishing Co., Ltd. (Written in Japanese)
Purchase requests can be made at http://www.kasumi-p.sakura.ne.jp/wordpress/?p=1298.
Furthermore, the lecture will avoid using difficult formulas as much as possible, and will use diagrams to explain procedures as much as possible, with participants checking the procedures using Excel.
Program
The programs include:
- Frequency distribution tables and graphs,
- Standard deviation and standard error,
- Properties of distributions such as normal distribution and t-distribution,
- Hypothesis testing,
- Analysis of variance,
- Multiple comparisons,
- Correlation coefficient,
- Tests using binomial distribution,
- Tests using chi-square distribution,
- Tests using rank correlation coefficient and rank method, and
- Explanations of tests using non-parametric methods.
Fees
- Regular and Supporting Members JPY 14,000
- Non-Members JPY 20,000
- Student Members JPY 6,000
Cumulative total number of participants to date
This seminar has been held since 2009, and a total of about 300 people have participated up until now.