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Statistics for Microbiology

Course Dates:  11-13 March 2025

Venue:  Online

Course Fee:  £1600

Who This Course Is For

This course is designed for microbiologists involved in research, quality control, manufacture or laboratory analysis. It will help you both to improve the quality of your test results and in the development of new methods

We cover all the major factors which contribute to accurate test methods. Whether it’s method development & validation, assessment of precision and bias or the use of proficiency trials and control charts, we will show you the best way to analyse your microbiological data. This will enable you to make informed decisions which will help you to achieve the high quality test results vital for business success.

By the end of a 3-day course you will be able to:

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Estimate and reduce errors due to methods and sampling
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Choose a suitable sampling strategy
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Test whether differences between samples are significant
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Estimate bacterial density at different dilutions
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Understand the design and analysis of proficiency trials
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Estimate repeatability and reproducibility
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Successfully validate test methods

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Compare traditional and rapid methods for colony counts
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Set-up and apply control charts

Course Level

The course starts at an introductory level but quickly proceeds to the application of statistics within microbiology.

Lecturers & Tutors

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Laurence Knight

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Dick Boddy

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Frits Quadt

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    Clients who have attended this course include:

    ConvaTec, Defence Science and Technology Labs., Eurofins Food Testing, Feedwater, GlaxoSmithKline, Guernsey Analyst’s Laboratory, Lonza, Nestle Research Center (Switzerland), PZ Cussons UK, Sanofi, Scottish Water, SFDA (Saudi Food & Drugs Authority), Severn Trent Services, South West Water, The Institute of Naval Medicine, Unilever Research Laboratorium. Wessex Water Scientific Centre

    a most informative and enjoyable course. I learnt many things that will be of practical use in setting up our new lab and directly applicable to the work we already do.
    Dr. Richard Bojar

    University of Leeds

    The tutors were very knowledgeable and extremely helpful in making me understand certain topics that I struggled with. I would definitely recommend you guys to other colleagues for this stats course
    Manisha Raichura

    Wessex Water

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    Our courses are practical, interactive and stimulating and designed to show you how to put statistics to work.

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