Training is available to all users no matter what their experience level and to make it easy for you to request the most appropriate class, we have a breakout below of pre-requisites for each class and what we would hope to cover.

Beginner

Beginning training is intended for people who are new to mTAB™ or have attended a training session before and just need a refresher.

Pre-requisites: 

• No previous mTAB™ experience is required.

Topics covered:

• Demonstrate navigation in mTAB™ by going through Rows and Columns and explain the difference
• Illustrate tab saving, loading and the use of New to start fresh
• Subset
• Format (including creating your own formats)
• Sort and TopN to organize the spreadsheet data
• Export to utilize data outside of mTAB™
• Filter
• Recode (both simple and across multiple studies)
• Layer Question and Layer studies
• Touch upon use of Format Range and Graphs

Intermediate

Intermediate training is intended for users who have already been to a beginner session and have developed some experience using mTAB™.

Pre-requisites:  

• Understanding of Layer Question
• Understanding of Filter
• Understanding of Recode
• Understanding of Tab Saving/Loading
• Understanding of Subset
• Understanding of TopN

Topics covered: 

• User Defined Questions
• Apply Selected Questions Subset
• TopN in Spreadsheet
• Zero Suppression
• Threshold
• Simplified Datasheet
• Ignore Filter
• Conditional Format
• Hide Topics/Questions
• Change Question Response Order
• Brief look at Correspondence Charts

Advanced

Advanced training is intended for users who have already been to a beginner session, have developed some experience using mTAB™ and have attended an intermediate session.

Pre-requisites:   

• Same requirements as Intermediate sessions
• Some understanding of statistics

Topics covered: 

• Study/Tab Foldering and organization
• Spreadsheet Search/Replace
• Show Filter Detail
• Text Orientation
• Use of Verbatim Questions
• Advanced Verbatim Filtering
• Slice
• Chi Square
• K-Means Cluster Analysis
• Layers
• Significance Testing
• Format Subset remainder
• Quartile Formats

If you need a training session set up, please contact Mark Lummas for more information.