In our Briefing this week, we revisit a topic we looked at a while ago, the epidemiology of gang activity in El Salvador, and look at the impact of Covid. Our spotlight is on: Oct 30 – Nov 27: Sample Size and Power Determination See you in class! Peter Bruce Founder, Author, and Senior ScientistContinue reading “Oct 20: Statistics in Practice”
Monthly Archives: October 2020
Student Spotlight: Suma Krishnaprasad
Meet Suma Krishnaprasad Data Scientist, Cleveland Clinic Suma Krishnaprasad was the first data scientist hired at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. She works to develop and deploy predictive models, and also to provide statistical design and analysis for dozens of clinical trials and other research projects. She came to the Institute for Statistics Education initially for aContinue reading “Student Spotlight: Suma Krishnaprasad”
Gangs and Covid
Student Spotlight: Jessica Sproviero
Meet Jessica Sproviero,Assistant Vice President at Merrill Financial Services Jessica Sproviero has been working for several years in finance (asst. VP at Merrill Financial Services) while pursuing a degree at Thomas Edison State University (TESU). She entered the data science portion of the program (provided by the Institute for Statistics Education) in mid-2019 and completedContinue reading “Student Spotlight: Jessica Sproviero”
Oct 6: Statistics in Practice
In our Briefing this week, we take a look at unemployment insurance fraud and a statistical tool for catching the crooks. Our course spotlight is on: Oct 23 – Nov 20: Spatial Statistics See you in class! Peter Bruce Founder, Author, and Senior Scientist Unemployment Insurance Fraud – Catching the Crooks The Covid recession hasContinue reading “Oct 6: Statistics in Practice”