Statistics—It’s not what you think it is.
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Employers Discuss The Demand For Statisticians
June 16, 2020
Love data? A career in statistics could be for you. A new national survey by SHRM finds data analysis skills are in high demand and the job growth for statisticians is expected to increase by 33.8% in the next ten years.
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Fall Data Challenge: First Look at the Dataset
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Students, are you ready for the Fall Data Challenge? Gather your team, the challenge opens this Monday, October 11. The…
Meet the Judges of the 2021 Fall Data Challenge: Fight Food Insecurity
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Get ready for the return of This is Statistics sixth annual Fall Data Challenge! This year’s competition will put students’…
Fall Data Challenge: Resources Roundup
September 29, 2021
This year’s Fall Data Challenge theme is “Fight Food Insecurity!” As the October 11 start date inches closer, it’s time…
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Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale was a pioneer in visual representation of statistics. She developed the modern circular histogram to present complicated statistical reports in a straightforward way. Nightingale also initiated improved medical care in India through her comprehensive statistical analysis of the country’s sanitation system. More
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