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Statistics in the world today

Statistical Education in Ethiopia for statisticians and practitioners Luc Duchateau Ghent University. Statistics in the world today. For Today’s Graduate, Just One Word: Statistics. STEVE LOHR , NY times August 5, 2009

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Statistics in the world today

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  1. Statistical Education in EthiopiaforstatisticiansandpractitionersLuc DuchateauGhent University

  2. Statistics in the worldtoday • For Today’s Graduate, Just One Word: Statistics. STEVE LOHR, NY times August 5, 2009 • I keep saying the sexy job in the next ten years will be statisticians Hal Varian, Google’s chief economist • Do we all have tobecome sexy, or maybeusethis hype to go back to the basics?

  3. Statistics is a ‘young’ science CharlesPeirce (1876) Semiotics Statistics origins UK-US Sir Ronald Fischer (1935) Genetics

  4. Biostatistics in Belgium is recent (1987) Biostatistics APPLICATION THEORY

  5. Statistical expertise in Ethiopia Statistical expertise Consulting Research Teaching

  6. Challenges Statistical expertise • Limited capacity (dueto braindrain) • Orientedtowardstheory, lesstoapplication

  7. Emergingopportunities • Extension of basic educationalcapacity • A large number of BSc programs in statistics • A vast potential of junior statisticianswith sound theoretical background

  8. Emergingopportunities • Extension of educationalcapacity • Establishment of MSc programs in Statistics (Hawassa, Addis Ababa, Jimma, Gondar) • Potential of senior statisticianswithappliedstatistical background Cross cuttinginitiative in statistics Practical courses Centre of excellence Joint Ethio-Flemish MSc

  9. Emergingopportunities • Extension of educationalcapacity • Establishment of MSc programs in Statistics • Establishment of PhD schools in Statistics • Joint PhDs • Based on former PhD scholars Chemistry

  10. Whereto go fromhere • Keep sound theoretical background, bothforstatisticians as well as forpractitioners • Extend the curriculum with courses in whichtheory is applied, even includeit in theoretical courses • Teacha restrictednumber of courses, but ensurestudents have goodinsight

  11. Whereto go fromhere • Addstatistical software applicationstoall courses (R). SOLVE PRACTICAL PROBLEMS! • Statistician: look for a practitioner at yourinstitute Practitioner: look for a statistician at yourinstitute • Research: tackle practical problemsbydeveloping new methodology

  12. Tools • Joint course developmentandstandardisation • Statistical inference • Linearmodels • Generalisedlinearmodels • Nonparametrics • Survival analysis • Computationalstatistics • Bayesianstatistics • Experimental design • Infectiousdiseasemodeling

  13. Tools • Website (tutor and student) • Course notes • Data examples • Virtual experimentation • Books • Center of excellence • Sharingcoursenotes, teaching, experiences • Joint Msc program in statistics North-South • Joint PhD schools: appliedstatisticsPhDs • Lecturesbyvideoconferencing

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