As the popularity of data science has grown, so too has advice on how to get jobs in data science. A common form of advice is a list of sample questions you might be asked at your job interview (see here and here for examples). Often, the list starts out with statistics, but beware: itContinue reading “As an Aspiring Data Scientist, What Do I Really Need to Know About Statistics?”
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Making Predictions Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
Student Spotlight – Staci Taylor
Word of the Week: Bias
Why AI Projects Fail: Type III Error
Pandemic Puzzle – Redux
Dec 14: Statistics in Practice
In this week’s Briefing, we take a look at different strands of “purity” in AI. Our course spotlight is Jan 15 – Feb 12: Introduction to Data Literacy It’s for you or anyone you know who needs to get more numerate! See you or them in class! – Peter BruceFounder of The Institute for Statistics Education atContinue reading “Dec 14: Statistics in Practice”
PUZZLE OF THE WEEK – School in the Pandemic
From Kaggle to Cancel: The Culture of AI
Word of the Week – Entity Extraction
How Much Power Do Voters Have?
Oct 20: Statistics in Practice
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”
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”
Unemployment Insurance Fraud – Catching the Crooks
Sept 30: Statistics in Practice
In our Briefing this week, we take a look at the role of statistics and analytics in war, from WWII to the present. Our curriculum spotlight is on our Rasch and IRT Mastery – key skills for those involved in designing, developing, and analyzing tests and surveys. You can start with Oct 9 – NovContinue reading “Sept 30: Statistics in Practice”
Historical Spotlight: John Tukey
The statistician John Tukey is regarded by some as the father, or at least one of the fathers, of data science. Before Tukey, statistics meant inference (p-values, ANOVA, etc.) and models. Tukey brought to the discipline a whole new perspective: exploring the data to see what it is telling us. He coined the term “dataContinue reading “Historical Spotlight: John Tukey”