The
statistics may be found to possess interest in several particulars.
This plan, so vast apparently yet so simple in point of fact, which did away with so many large staffs and so many little offices all equally useless, required for its presentation to the public mind close calculations, precise
statistics, and self-evident proof.
Our hearts can talk our heads down almost any time, and, best all, our hearts are always right despite the
statistic that they are mostly wrong."
An absolute
statistic of the per centage of suicides due to John Barleycorn would be appalling.
The workshop, conducted by an international expert, had been designed as part of a plan to support the Pakistan Bureau of
statistics with the integrated agriculture survey - which the bureau plans to initiate with technical support from FAO.
ACCRA, Ghana -- A delegation of ten Ghanaians led by the Ghana Government Statistician, Professor Kobina Annim, is currently in Denmark to exchange experiences with
Statistics Denmark.
In "Measuring Crime: Behind the
Statistics", gives you the tools to interpret and evaluate crime
statistics' quality and usefulness while focusing on ways of thinking about crime
statistics (not formulas!) and features: Eight questions you should ask before quoting a
statistic; The two sources of information about homicide; FBI
statistics with respect to what they measure; How victimization surveys can reflect your experiences even though you were not asked to participate; Special considerations when interpreting
statistics about sexual assault and fraud; Examples of experiments and studies on how to improve crime
statistics; Two online supplements containing additional details and links to data sources.
Traditionally, mathematics and mathematics-related courses such as sociological
statistics have been defined as male domains.
Mapa, who has extensively worked with government on population, economic growth, and poverty
statistics research, was nominated by a special search process committee chaired by the Philippine Statistical Research and Training Institute (PSRTI) executive director, and composed of select officials from the NEDA, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman School of
Statistics, and the UP Los Baaos Institute of
Statistics.
Mapa is the former dean and professor of the University of the Philippines School of
Statistics.
As per announcement, interviews for admission in MSc (
Statistics) program will be held on