3 Course On-Line Education Series for Assessment Professionals– An Assessment Professional’s MRA Toolkit
IPTI and an established Canadian assessment agency have partnered to develop a series of courses to address the interest in and the need for “high-level” exposure to statistical concepts. These courses are designed to a high professional standard, are self-taught, self-paced and economically priced. Each course offers a series of 5 lessons, followed by a self-test and is available to the student for a 12 week term.
“IAAO to award continuing education credits for this IPTI administered course”
The Professional Designation Sub-Committee of the International Association of Assessing Officers has announced that members successfully completing IPTI’s eLearning courses on Multiple Regression Analysis will receive 5 continuing education credits per course. These credits will apply to the “elective” courses that form part of IAAO certification programs. The 3-course Toolkit program introduces assessors to the world of statistics and their use in multiple regression valuation models. The courses are offered in a web-based e-learning format, are self-taught, self-tested and are available on a 24 hour/7 day a week basis, thereby providing maximum scheduling flexibility to students around the world.
- Course IM100.1 Essential Statistics for Professionals in Assessment
Covers the essential statistics for professionals in the field of property valuation. It introduces the concepts of descriptive and inferential statistics using examples from the assessment field, to teach statistics without the use of software. The course concentrates on the theory and concepts of statistics relevant to mass appraisal.
Register for IM100.1 on-line
Download MRA Toolkit Brochure- Course IM100.2 The Introduction of Statistical Software to Enhance Assessment Quality
Reinforcing the concepts learned in Essential Statistics for Assessment Professionals by using professional statistical software and an actual assessment database from a major North American assessment jurisdiction to produce detailed analyses and reports. This course will introduce the basic functionality of SPSS allowing the user to produce and to interpret output.
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Download MRA Toolkit Brochure- Course IM100.3 Understanding Multiple Regression Analysis (MRA) - A Guide for the Non-User
Is designed to provide the fundamental concepts of Multiple Regression Analysis (MRA) to assessment staff and management not directly involved in the modeling process. Although not intended to teach the user how to build a model or use software, it will provide insight into how this tool can be implemented and used to apply the sales comparison approach to value in a mass appraisal setting.
Register for IM100.3 on-line
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