Learning statistics is essential for pursuing a career in data science or analytics. Data scientists and analysts use statistics to uncover the meaning behind data. A spreadsheet with millions of ...

Statistics professor Johan Ferreira was feeling overwhelmed by the amount of “screen time” involved in online learning in 2021. He imagined students must be feeling the same way, and wondered what he ...

Everyone should learn statistics. Otherwise slightly wiser (or less honest) drunk drivers will be able to menace the highways with impunity. [Cross-posted at The Quick & the Ed] ...

The Statistical & Data Sciences (SDS) Program links faculty and students from across the college interested in learning things from data. At Smith, students learn statistics by doing —class time ...

I feel that more people should learn statistics and how to analyze data because it is a powerful way to understand modern life. In addition to boosting one’s job prospects, a statistics education can ...

How Students Learn Statistics Revisited: A Current Review of Research on Teaching and Learning Statistics. Joan Garfi eld and Dani Ben-Zvi in International Statistical Review, Vol. 75, No. 3 ...