By Abdul Qadir Qureshi
(Pakistan News & Features Services)
The use of predictive analytics software has made it easier
to confidently predict next moves and thus help in making smarter
decisions and resolve problems with improved results.
“It helps universities easily integrate statistical
analysis, data and text mining and survey research instruction in the
classroom,” Prof Dr. Jawaid H Rizvi, Vice-Chancellor Sir Syed University of
Engineering and Technology (SSUET), Karachi, observed during the two-day online
training workshop on Advanced Quantitative Analysis through SPSS and AMOS
organized by Institute of Research Promotion, Lahore .
The Vice-Chancellor pointed out that innovative programmes
help prepare future business leaders to encounter tough challenges using
industry leading IBM technology.
IBM SPSS software enables educators to teach effectively,
helps students gain critical analytical skills and supports more accurate and
insightful institutional research and decision making, he added.
The workshop objective was to train the participants in how
to produce various advanced level statistics according to their research needs
and how to use SPSS and AMOS for producing quantitative analysis, interpreting
values, applying tests and producing results in graphical modeling.
Around 40 participants of SSUET were connected to the other
institutions and researchers across the country through this Webinar, HD Video
Conference.
The program also focused on Interpretation and writing quantitative
findings and building capacity to produce quantitative analysis through
software.
Quantitative analysis has become increasingly pre-requisite
to academic research, managerial reports and field analysis. Sophisticated
quantitative techniques are applied to report patterns, test significance,
infer statistics and present results in graphical models.
