Message from the Convenor - Statistics
Statistics is the science of collecting, and interpreting data subject to uncertainty. We live in a world where variability is everywhere. To make informed decisions we must understand the nature of this variability, and make the
Message from the Convenor - Statistics
Statistics is the science of collecting, and interpreting data subject to uncertainty. We live in a world where variability is everywhere. To make informed decisions we must understand the nature of this variability, and make the use of meaningful information. Without data we have to resort to gut feel or hunches, neither of which can be relied on. Statistics tells us how to deal with variability, and how to collect and use data so that we can make good decisions.
Almost every facet of modern life relies on some application of statistics. For example:
- Discoveries in medical science owe much to the statistical analysis of clinical trials.
- In agriculture, productivity increases have been achieved through the design and analysis of well planned experiments.
- The quality of manufactured products has been improved using simple statistical process con