Presented by Garth E. Thimgan, and James R. Thimgan. This one-day session is essential for anyone wanting basic training with SPSS’s Base software. It is designed for the complete novice and is recommended for students having limited or no exposure to SPSS.

About The Workshop
The workshop is tailored toward Mass Appraisal and Assessment. It begins by exploring SPSS, which includes an introduction to the main windows that are used during an SPSS session. Each window is defined and the appropriate applications are explained and demonstrated. Once the student has completed exploring the various windows, they are introduced to Data Analysis. Here the student is taught to compute, recode and transform variables. In addition, students learn to develop frequency tables, descriptives, crosstabs, and compare means. Also, students learn to select specified cases from the data file, summarize, and develop reports. Graphs and charts are a major component of SPSS and the students are shown how to use the various charts and graphs available in SPSS. The latter part of the day provides the students with lab exercises which allow them to apply the various applications demonstrated in the earlier sessions. 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 40 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.)

Cost
The cost is $150 per individual, for anyone that is also attending the Fundamentals Workshop. Otherwise the fee is $300 for those attending only the one day. The registration fee 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 $50 fee thereafter.