Skip to content

Explore Courses | Elder Research | Contact | LMS Login

Statistics.com
  • Curriculum
    • Curriculum
    • About Us
    • Testimonials
    • Management Team
    • Faculty Search
    • Teach With Us
    • Credit & Credentialing
  • Courses
    • Explore Courses
    • Course Calendar
    • About Our Courses
    • Course Tour
    • Test Yourself!
  • Mastery Series
    • Mastery Series Program
    • Bayesian Statistics
    • Business Analytics
    • Healthcare Analytics
    • Marketing Analytics
    • Operations Research
    • Predictive Analytics
    • Python for Analytics
    • R Programming
    • Rasch & IRT
    • Spatial Statistics
    • Statistical Modeling
    • Survey Statistics
    • Text Mining and Analytics
  • Certificates
    • Certificate Program
    • Analytics for Data Science
    • Biostatistics
    • Programming for Data Science – R (Novice)
    • Programming for Data Science – R (Experienced)
    • Programming for Data Science – Python (Novice)
    • Programming for Data Science – Python (Experienced)
    • Social Science
  • Degrees
    • Degree Programs
    • Computational Data Analytics Certificate of Graduate Study from Rowan University
    • Health Data Management Certificate of Graduate Study from Rowan University
    • Data Science Analytics Master’s Degree from Thomas Edison State University (TESU)
    • Data Science Analytics Bachelor’s Degree – TESU
    • Mathematics with Predictive Modeling Emphasis BS from Bellevue University
  • Enterprise
    • Organizations
    • Higher Education
  • Resources
    • Blog
    • FAQs & Knowledge Base
    • Glossary
    • Site Map
    • Statistical Symbols
    • Weekly Brief Newsletter Signup
    • Word of the Week
Menu Close
  • Curriculum
    • Curriculum
    • About Us
    • Testimonials
    • Management Team
    • Faculty Search
    • Teach With Us
    • Credit & Credentialing
  • Courses
    • Explore Courses
    • Course Calendar
    • About Our Courses
    • Course Tour
    • Test Yourself!
  • Mastery Series
    • Mastery Series Program
    • Bayesian Statistics
    • Business Analytics
    • Healthcare Analytics
    • Marketing Analytics
    • Operations Research
    • Predictive Analytics
    • Python for Analytics
    • R Programming
    • Rasch & IRT
    • Spatial Statistics
    • Statistical Modeling
    • Survey Statistics
    • Text Mining and Analytics
  • Certificates
    • Certificate Program
    • Analytics for Data Science
    • Biostatistics
    • Programming for Data Science – R (Novice)
    • Programming for Data Science – R (Experienced)
    • Programming for Data Science – Python (Novice)
    • Programming for Data Science – Python (Experienced)
    • Social Science
  • Degrees
    • Degree Programs
    • Computational Data Analytics Certificate of Graduate Study from Rowan University
    • Health Data Management Certificate of Graduate Study from Rowan University
    • Data Science Analytics Master’s Degree from Thomas Edison State University (TESU)
    • Data Science Analytics Bachelor’s Degree – TESU
    • Mathematics with Predictive Modeling Emphasis BS from Bellevue University
  • Enterprise
    • Organizations
    • Higher Education
  • Resources
    • Blog
    • FAQs & Knowledge Base
    • Glossary
    • Site Map
    • Statistical Symbols
    • Weekly Brief Newsletter Signup
    • Word of the Week

Blog

June 2: Statistics in Practice

  • June 2, 2020
  • , 6:32 pm

Statistics in Practice

Fear of catching Covid-19 dominates the world, so this week we briefly review how humans think about probabilities, in the context of Covid-19.  Prior beliefs figure heavily in probability calculations, so our course spotlight is on: 

  • July 3 – 31:  Introduction to Bayesian Statistics 

See you in class! 

– Peter Bruce

P.S.  Our new course, Analyzing and Modeling Coronavirus Data, starts June 12

Founder, Author, and Senior Scientist


When Probabilities Sum to More than One

Fear of catching Covid-19 has captivated the world, and paralyzed it sufficiently to throw nearly every country into a deep recession. Is it a reasonable fear? Humans are known to be poor judges of probabilities, especially for unlikely events – people routinely[…]


Word of the Week

Bayesian Statistics

Bayesian statistics provides probability estimates of the true state of the world. An unremarkable statement, you might think -what else would statistics be for? But classical frequentist statistics, strictly speaking, only provide estimates of […]


Mastery Spotlight

Bayesian Statistics

Our Mastery in Bayesian Statistics includes 5 course options from which you pick 3. After completing an introductory course, you will learn how to implement Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) estimation methods, and use open source software (BUGS) for Windows and/or R.

The introductory course in the sequence starts July 3, and is taught by William Bolstad, author of the text An Introduction to Bayesian Statistics (Wiley).

  • July 3 – 31: Introduction to Bayesian Statistics

The more advanced courses in Bayesian computing follow during the remainder of the year, and are taught by Peter Congdon, author of Bayesian Statistical Modeling and other texts.

See you in class!

 


Course Spotlight

Analyzing and Modeling Covid-19 Data (June 12 to July 10)

We’ll cover analysis of Covid data broadly, and focus on the epidemiological and statistical models used to forecast the spread of the pandemic. In this seminar-style course for statistically-literate* researchers, you will

  • Explore key rates and features of the Coronavirus data
  • Learn how to specify epidemiological models
  • Learn how to fit statistical models
  • The strengths and weaknesses of each type of model

The instructors are

  • James Hardin, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Curriculum for the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina.
  • Wayne Folta a Lead Data Scientist at Elder Research, Inc. where he develops and deploys models for clients. His current work involves the design and implementation of text mining and deep learning models at the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services; he has also been active within Elder Research in exploring and assessing epidemiological models in R.

See you in class!


Digital Badges

Digital badges provide employers and peers concrete evidence of what you have learned and the skills required to earn your credential. Each badge’s digital image holds verified metadata describing your qualifications and the mastery required to earn them.


Contact Us To Learn More

If you have any questions on our courses, certificates, and degree programs and how they can apply to you, your work, and to your career, please get in touch. We’re here to help you succeed.

Subscribe to the Blog

You have Successfully Subscribed!

By submitting your information, you agree to receive email communications from statistics.com. All information submitted is subject to our privacy policy. You may opt out of receiving communications at any time.

Categories

Recent Posts

  • Making Predictions Self-Fulfilling Prophecies February 19, 2021
  • Student Spotlight – Staci Taylor February 18, 2021
  • Word of the Week:  Bias February 1, 2021

About Statistics.com

Statistics.com offers academic and professional education in statistics, analytics, and data science at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels of instruction. Statistics.com is a part of Elder Research, a data science consultancy with 25 years of experience in data analytics.

Latest Blogs

  • Making Predictions Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
    February 19, 2021/
    0 Comments
  • Student Spotlight – Staci Taylor
    February 18, 2021/
    0 Comments
  • Word of the Week:  Bias
    February 1, 2021/
    0 Comments

Social Networks

Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook
Youtube

Contact

The Institute for Statistics Education
4075 Wilson Blvd, 8th Floor
Arlington, VA 22203
(571) 281-8817

ourcourses@statistics.com

© Copyright 2021 - Statistics.com, LLC | All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use

By continuing to use this website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy.

Accept