Instructor Led Values Training Classes in Canada

Fundamental Tools in Statistics An efficient and effective one-day refresher on the fundamental tools in statistics. This course covers the two main divisions of statistics: descriptive and inferential statistics. First, the course covers descriptive statistics : the different types of variables, variability, distributions and the characterization of distributions through well-known statistics such as the mean and standard  more...

Communications ...ifferent set of experiences, circumstances, education and values & beliefs. No wonder Communications is the biggest challenge in most organizations! Proficiency in communication skills is critical to success. Communication is a 2-way street to understand and to be understood. This program discusses how to overcome communication barriers such as selective attention, selective  more...

Building Bridges to Understanding: Discovering the Power of Diversity Businesses and corporations, both large and small, seek employees who have knowledge, practical skills, and a professional commitment to work effectively with peers,subordinates, and supervisors. Shifting demographics have changed the face of business,and as a result, we must respond. Changes in employment practices require the rapid adjustment of employers and employees. Given the reality of  more...

Logistic Regression ...that is a variable that can only take on a limited set of values. This situation is encountered often in several fields of applications. Here are a few examples of questions that can be adressed using logistic regression: Finance : What is the impact of the characteristics and habits of consumers on their capacity to reimburse a loan? Medicine : Does a given treatment allow patients to  more...

Nonlinear Regression This half-day workshop offers an overview of nonlinear regression. This special type of regression technique is commonly used to model growth curves and to establish relationships between dose and responses. We discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the techniques, their practical implementation and the interpretation of results produced from the use of these techniques. Upon completion of  more...

Diversity in the Workplace What is diversity? It is a complexity of believes, interests and values. Understanding workplace diversity means understanding this complexity and the impact that it brings to developing a harmonious work enviornment. In this program we explore the multitude of beliefs that exist today and work to break down our paradigms.  more...

Introduction to the Design of Experiments ...ing the type of variables (role in the experiment and the values taken), descriptive statistics, relating variables, inferential statistics (mechanism, what is a p-value, the risks involved in statistical testing, confidence intervals). It also discusses the comparison of two groups using the T-test or Student test. Then the training covers the fundamentals of design of experiments:  more...

Logistic Regression ...that is a variable that can only take on a limited set of values. This session covers logistic regression , a technique used whenever the response variable is binary or categorical, that is, when it can only take on a limited number of values. An example of a categorical variable is the severity of a disease: not severe, mildly severe, moderately severe, very severe. An example of a  more...