Monthly Archives: April 2020
Apr 28: Statistics in Practice
Models of virus growth are in the news, and this week we take a closer look at the modeling of epidemics, and introduce our newest course: June 12 to July 10 Analyzing and Modeling Covid-19 Data We’ll cover analysis of covid data broadly, and focus on the epidemiological and statistical models used to forecast theContinue reading “Apr 28: Statistics in Practice”
Conversations with Data Scientists about R and Python
Apr 21: Statistics in Practice
In this week’s Brief we take a look at Python vrs. R, and feature some conversations with data scientists. Our spotlight is on our introductory statistical programming courses: May 15 – June 12: Introduction to Python Programming May 15 – June 12: R Programming Introduction Part 1 Or, carry it further with our 3-course ProgrammingContinue reading “Apr 21: Statistics in Practice”
Apr 14: Statistics in Practice
In this week’s Brief, we explore what data on the flu can tell us about Covid-19 counter-measures. Our course spotlight is July 31 – Sept 25: Biostatistics See you in class! – Peter Bruce Founder, Author, and Senior Scientist Social Distancing and the Flu The popular models for forecasting the spread of Covid-19 have parametersContinue reading “Apr 14: Statistics in Practice”
John Snow
Apr 7: Statistics in Practice
In this week’s Brief, we look in greater detail at Elder Research, Inc., which recently acquired Statistics.com. If your organization is like most organizations, your data science initiatives may lack the direction and support they need to succeed – having a data science team does not guarantee data science success in business. If your organizationContinue reading “Apr 7: Statistics in Practice”
Observation and Quote from John Elder, IV
Elder Research Capabilities
Apr 2: Statistics in Practice – Special Epi Course
In this special Brief we step back and look at various estimates of the projected death toll from the coronavirus. Would you like to learn more about the statistical analysis of disease? We’re offering a special self-paced course to those seeking to improve their knowledge of epidemiology: April 10 – June 10: Epidemiologic Statistics (self-paced)Continue reading “Apr 2: Statistics in Practice – Special Epi Course”