SPSS - The Asia-Pacific Centre for Research (Philippine Office)

	THE ROAD TO SUCCESS WITH SPSS With the continuing mission of driving the widespread use of analytics in decision-making, ACRE conducted a seminar entitled THE ROAD TO SUCCESS WITH SPSS which was successfully held in Ortigas Building last October 2, 2008. 48 participants from 16 schools and 2 research companies attended the said event. The topics discussed were SPSS Solution Overview, Sneak Preview of SPSS 17, Questionnaire Design Using SPSS Data Entry, SPSS Text Analysis for Surveys and Data Mining Applications in Higher Education.
	OPTIMIZING PRODUCTION WITH THE BEST ANALYTICAL TOOL SPSS showcased new developments and applications during the seminar for the consumer manufacturing industries, Optimizing Production with the Best Analytical Tool, last July 30, held at the Ortigas Building, Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City. Eleven delegates from seven manufacturing companies partook in the said event. The participating companies were Arco Metal Products Co. Inc., FoodSphere, Inc. (CDO), ISO 9001 Asiaco, Jollibee Foods Corporation, Magnolia Inc. – Ice Cream, Republic Biscuit Corporation (Rebisco), and Yakult Philippines Inc. SPSS shared techniques in extracting information from data, essential for product development. Quantitative and qualitative analyses discussed were Sensory Evaluation, Forecasting Sales and Volumes, Predictive Analytics: Targeting Best Customers and Cross-selling, Trade-off: Price vs. Quality, and Mining Gold from Texts. SPSS Base, Trends, Clementine and Classification Trees, Conjoint, and SPSS Text Analysis for Surveys were utilized respectively to address the mentioned objectives.
	HOLY NAME UNIVERSITY BOHOL Last July 24, ACRE, Inc. presented SPSS products to the Research Team of Holy Name University, headed by Rev. Fr. Romy Bancale. HNU is currently using SPSS version 13, and is most likely to upgrade to the latest version. They are also interested in SPSS Text Analysis for their research. HNU is the research arm of the Office of the Mayor of Tagbilaran.
	SPSS EXPLORES BOHOL SPSS visited Bohol last July 23-27, 2008. Bohol is renowned for its marvelous islands, amazing beaches and resorts, and ancient churches. The province of Bohol is in Region VII (Central Visayas), 803 km South of Manila and 79 km Southeast of Cebu. Tourist attractions include the breath taking Chocolate Hills, River Cruise, man-made forest, tarsiers, and native delicacies and dishes. Please visit www.bohol.gov.ph.
	SPSS : EFFECTIVE STATISTICS IN GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVE STATISTICS IN GOVERNMENT, a seminar for government agencies, was successfully held last June 26, 2008 at RCBC Plaza, Makati City. There were 28 participants who took part in this event. Participating agencies include Agricultural Training Institute, Bureau of Animal Industry, Cotton Development Authority, Department of Agrarian Reform, Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Research Institute, National Council on Disability Affairs, National Dairy Authority, National Economic and Development Authority, Philippine National Police, Science Education Institute, and Technology Application and Promotion Institute. Our guest speaker, Ms. Wilma L. Molano from FNRI discussed a research paper entitled “Prevalence of Malnutrition Using the W.H.O. Child Growth Standards and International Reference Standards: Issues and Implications”. Other presentations include: SPSS 16 Solution Overview, SPSS Text Analysis for qualitative analysis, and Data Mining in the Predictive Enterprise.
	SPSS Roadshow (Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Davao) Last May 29, 2008, a seminar for the Academe was organized. The audience included 33 participants from 6 different schools. Ryan Aga, an Account Manager of SPSS, discussed SPSS and its modules, focusing on SPSS Item Analysis, SPSS Text Analysis, and Predictive Analysis through Clementine.
	SPSS Roadshow (Cebu & Iloilo) This summer, ACRE, Inc. conducted several seminars for the academe. Two separate roadshows had been successfully implemented. April 17 in Cebu and May 8 in Iloilo. Part of our mission is to drive the widespread use of statistics for instruction and teaching, making students employable and ready for the workplace. Included in the programme are the New Features of SPSS 16, a Case Study on Statistical Analysis, Clementine in Higher Education and Structural Equation Modeling using Amos. There will be more seminars to come for schools this summer. ACRE, Inc. will fly to Cagayan de Oro on May 15, Davao on May 21 and Baguio on May 23. Please contact Krystel for more information.
	SPSS USERS GROUP GENERAL ASSEMBLY The SPSS Users Group General Assembly was successfully conducted last March 28, 2008 at RCBC Plaza, Makati City. A total of 44 participants from 32 companies attended the said event. There were two technical presentations from SPSS users. Dr. Ma. Corazon Lopez from the Assumption College presented a paper on The Nature, Pattern and Magnitude of Social Interactions as Correlates of Community Participation. On the other hand, Ms. Joyce Luis from The International Rice Research Institute discussed The Incidence of Labor Out-Migration. The new features of SPSS 16.0 and Amos 16.0 were discussed. Also, SPSS Text Analysis for Surveys, a qualitative tool of SPSS, was presented. A new set of officers were also elected: President: Mr. Brigido Corpuz - Tarlac State University VP-Internal: Mr. Ronan Santos - Far Eastern University VP-External: Ms. Ling Perez - Philippine Daily Inquirer Secretary: Ms. Che Magallanes - De La Salle Zobel School Treasurer: Ms. Chin Ruba - World Vision Development Foundation Auditor: Ms. Ertha Varon – Republic Biscuit Corporation P.R.O: Dr. Ester Jimenez - Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila Ex-Officio Member: Dr.Ging Cervera - Assumption College Please join the SPSS Users Yahoo Group by clicking on the link below: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SUG_Philippines/

Managing Risks in HealthCare

Last January 30, 2008, a seminar for Hospitals, Pharmaceuticals and Health Maintenance Organizations was organized. The audience included 26 participants from 13 different companies.

The seminar showcased the use of SPSS and Statistics in different research and marketing applications in the healthcare industry. Some of the included topics are Building Better Relationship with Doctors, Prediction of Low Birth Weight Babies, and Fraud Detection in Health Insurance Claims.

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