AccuriZ :: Education

Accuriz is strategic partner with Thimgan & Associates. Thimgan & Associates provides educational services for the IAAO (International Association of Assessing Officers), provides seminars for SPSS Statistical Software and assists jurisdictions in the valuation and analysis of assessment rolls. Please follow the links below to learn about each educational offering.

On-Line Education

Thimgan & Associates, in conjunction with Labmentors offers two courses that can be accessed via the Internet at your convenience. These courses are:

Introduction to SPSS for Appraisers
This one-day session is essential for anyone wanting basic training with SPSS’s software. It is designed for the complete novice and is recommended for students having limited or no exposure to SPSS. Topics covered in this class include an overview of SPSS, the menu interface, toolbars, data analysis tools, and an introduction to charts and graphs.

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Fundamentals of Modeling with SPSS
This is an intensive four-day workshop on mass appraisal model building using SPSS for Windows. Topics include: generating statistics; analyzing, graphing, and stratifying market data; developing and refining MRA models for residential properties; ratio studies and equity tests. All applications use actual property databases, providing the students with demonstrations and hands-on lab exercises.

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Classroom Education

Thimgan & Associates, in conjunction with Labmentors offers four courses that can be taken in a classroom setting. At present the course offerings are based out of Colorado. Programs are being established for the New York MSA, Washington DC MSA, Tampa MSA, Chicago MSA. These courses are:

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Intermediate Residential Modeling With SPSS
This intensive four-day workshop takes participants through advanced residential model development using SPSS for Windows. Additional topics include sales ratio testing, application of models to the universe of properties, and interface with GIS. All applications use actual property databases, providing the students with demonstrations and hands-on lab exercises.

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Modeling Vacant Land
This four-day workshop focuses on modeling vacant land properties. Topics include stratification and identification of market/sub-market areas, determining model structures, variable transformations, additive and multiplicative regression models, and the application to population. The workshop uses SPSS for Windows.

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Modeling Commercial Properties
This four-day workshop focuses on multi family and commercial properties. Topics include stratification and identification of market/sub-market areas, determining model structures, variable transformations, additive and multiplicative regression models, income modeling and value application to population. The workshop uses SPSS for Windows.

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