2-Day Workshop on Questionnaire Design and Statistical Analysis


	‘Academic research is all about having an end purpose in mind. It is possible to do statistical analysis on any data, and with the advent of sophisticated software, we get a variety of quantitative and graphical output. However, the use and relevance of this depends on what is sought to be studied and the suitability of the input data for this’ said Dr. N.R. Parasuraman, Director, SDMIMD, in his inaugural address at the 2-Day Workshop on ‘Questionnaire Design & Statistical Analysis’ held on May 18 &19, 2015 at SDMIMD, Mysore.
The workshop attracted researchers and academicians from institutions across Karnataka and neighbouring states. The participants were exposed to tools available on Open Access or Free environment on Internet for research activities. Hands-on sessions made the participants to work with the real data sets and understand statistical analysis. Dr. Sunil M.V., Program Coordinator, highlighted the importance of data analytics in a structured manner, in a manner that is at once relevant and easy to understand. Dr. R. Jagadeesh, Dean Academics, SDMIMD, Mysore, delivered the valedictory address and distributed the certificates to the participants. The resource persons for the workshop were Faculty of SDMIMD -Dr. Maruthi R. Suresh, Dr. S.N. Lakshminarayana, and Prof. Mohamed Minhaj.