Training

Presented by Robert J. Gloudemans, Garth E. Thimgan, and James R. Thimgan. This is an intensive four-day workshop on mass appraisal model building using SPSS for Windows. Topics include: generating statistics; analyzing, graphing, and stratifying market data; developing and refining MRA models for residential properties. All applications use actual property databases, providing the students with demonstrations and hands-on lab exercises.

Location and Format
Workshop will be held at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Avenue, Golden, CO. Students will need to bring their own laptop, and it must be at least a Pentium 4 or arrange with Thimgan & Associates for a rental. Thimgan & Associates will provide demo disks of SPSS for any student not having this software. Sessions combine lectures, demonstrations, and lab sessions. Workshop is limited to 30 students on a first-come basis.

About SPSS
SPSS for Windows is the top-selling statistical software package for PCs and the winner of PC Magazine's Editor's Choice Award. It is well suited to assessors wanting to perform their own market analyses in a friendly, point-and-click PC environment. (For more information about SPSS or its products, call 1-800-543-6607.)

IAAO Certification Credit
IAAO will give re-certification credit for designees.

Cost
$800 per individual, which includes all workshop materials.

Registration or More Information
Contact Thimgan & Associates, P.O. Box 668, La Junta, CO 81050.
Phone: 719/384-7031 • Fax: 719/384-5997 • E-mail: gthimgan@thimgan.com

Hotel Information Contact the Holiday Inn Denver West Village, 14707 West Colfax Ave., Golden, CO 80401. Telephone: 303/279-7611 or 1-800-465-4329 for reservations. Mention that you are here for the Thimgan & Associates workshop, for a special room rate discount. Shuttle service is available to and from the Denver International Airport. Service is provided by Golden West Commuter (303) 342-9300.

Refund Policy: Full refunds will be granted through July 27, 2007 with a $100 fee thereafter.