SPSS certification?

[SR Millis-3]

A few years ago, SPSS start a certification process via written exam.  And then it seemed to go away.  What happened?

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Scott R Millis, PhD, ABPP, CStat, PStat®
Professor
Wayne State University School of Medicine
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[Kyle Weeks]

Re-sending...

The certification still exists.  Go to http://www-304.ibm.com/jct03001c/certify/certs/47100101.shtml.

Regards.

Kyle









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Date:        02/22/2012 12:28 PM
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A few years ago, SPSS start a certification process via written exam.  And then it seemed to go away.  What happened?

~~~~~~~~~~~
Scott R Millis, PhD, ABPP, CStat, PStat®
Professor
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Email: [hidden email]
Email: [hidden email]
Tel: [phone]

[Bruce Weaver]

Surfing from there, you get to another page that has this "practice" exam:

   http://public.dhe.ibm.com/partnerworld/pub/certify/samsps-100.pdf

Two comments:  

1) It seems to be all about GUI dialogs, with nothing on syntax.

2) Question 4 is a really lousy question IMO--it asks one to use the magnitude of standardized regression coefficients to assess relative importance of predictor variables in a regression model.  I hope the real exam doesn't have any questions like that!

Kyle Weeks wrote

Re-sending...

The certification still exists.  Go to
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct03001c/certify/certs/47100101.shtml.

Regards.

Kyle









From:   SR Millis <[hidden email]>
To:     [hidden email]
Date:   02/22/2012 12:28 PM
Subject:        SPSS certification?
Sent by:        "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <[hidden email]>



A few years ago, SPSS start a certification process via written exam.  And
then it seemed to go away.  What happened?

~~~~~~~~~~~
Scott R Millis, PhD, ABPP, CStat, PStat®
Professor
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Email: [hidden email]
Email: [hidden email]
Tel: [phone]

[David Marso]

That sample practice exam is a complete joke.
Looking at what the certification covers I conclude a complete joke!!!
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Bruce Weaver wrote

Surfing from there, you get to another page that has this "practice" exam:

   http://public.dhe.ibm.com/partnerworld/pub/certify/samsps-100.pdf

Two comments:  

1) It seems to be all about GUI dialogs, with nothing on syntax.

2) Question 4 is a really lousy question IMO--it asks one to use the magnitude of standardized regression coefficients to assess relative importance of predictor variables in a regression model.  I hope the real exam doesn't have any questions like that!

Kyle Weeks wrote

Re-sending...

The certification still exists.  Go to
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct03001c/certify/certs/47100101.shtml.

Regards.

Kyle









From:   SR Millis <[hidden email]>
To:     [hidden email]
Date:   02/22/2012 12:28 PM
Subject:        SPSS certification?
Sent by:        "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <[hidden email]>



A few years ago, SPSS start a certification process via written exam.  And
then it seemed to go away.  What happened?

~~~~~~~~~~~
Scott R Millis, PhD, ABPP, CStat, PStat®
Professor
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Email: [hidden email]
Email: [hidden email]
Tel: [phone]