The next meeting of the Glasgow local group of the Royal Statistical Society will be on Monday 3rd December. Hopefully, you’ll be able to join us then at the University of Strathclyde in the in the Livingstone Tower in level 9 at LT908.
Full details and registration link below and at our website:
https://sites.google.com/site/rssglasgow/events
Best wishes,
RSS Glasgow Local Group committee
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Date and Time: Tuesday 03/12/18 at 17:30-18:30, followed by drinks and nibbles.
Location: LT908, Livingstone Tower, University of Strathclyde, G1 1XH
Speaker: Laura Bonnet, NIHR Post-Doctoral Fellow in Biostatistics at the University of Liverpool and STEM ambassador
Title: Penguins, Playing Cards, and Statistics Engagement
Registration: Please register using the following link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/penguins-playing-cards-and-statistics-engagement-tickets-52301006719?ref=ebtnebregn
Summary:
Numeracy is a core skill for children and adults. Unfortunately, maths often receives a bad press, especially from school pupils who may say "maths is boring", or "it's too hard"! As mathematicians and statisticians, we have a duty to inspire the next generation and to engage the public with mathematics and statistics; to encourage enjoyment of the subject, to enhance and enrich study beyond the curriculum, and to encourage unusual ways of communicating our science.
The Royal Statistical Society’s Education & Statistical Literacy Committee remit includes statistical education in practice, promoting careers in statistics, and developing statistical literacy. In line with these aims the Committee is coordinating the development of hands-on statistical activities for its Fellows, and STEM Ambassadors, for use at science festivals and school workshop.
To date eight activities have been launched – how random are you, how to always win, biased sampling, stick or switch, how many penguins, capture-recapture, radiotherapy: finding the right dose, and sociable cards. The practical and statistical methodology of each hands-on activity will be described enabling attendees to recreate and run these activities for themselves. Prepare yourselves for penguin poo, playing cards, and audience participation!
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