Statistics influence nearly everything. That is, the information and context derived from statistical analysis help to shape important decisions that have local, national, and global impacts. For ...

23 February 2024 - Data plays a key role in global efforts to improve people’s lives on a healthy planet. UN DESA’s Statistics Division is leading efforts, working together with statisticians and data ...

The School of Accounting, Finance, Economics and Decision Sciences offers courses leading to the Master of Science degree in Applied Statistics and Decision Analytics. Further information concerning ...

Data stands out as a key resource for retailers in the increasingly digital world. Businesses are generating more data than ever before, from transaction records and customer profiles to social media ...

Students will explore common problems related to finance and healthcare and how to tackle them using statistical tools. Common techniques discussed include poisson-regression, binning, bagging (credit ...

Optimal decisions made in extreme conditions require effective fast and slow thinking. Artificial intelligence (AI) may improve the speed and accuracy of decisions made in life-or-death situations.

Statistical significance is a critical concept in data analysis and research. In essence, it’s a measure that allows researchers to assess whether the results of an experiment or study are due to ...

Vast amounts of data are generated every day. Statistics transforms data into meaningful information. People who practice the science of learning from data are called statisticians. Statisticians ...