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This is a free, self-paced online course.
Are you wanting to build a career in marketing, data analytics or risk management? Would you like to improve your quantitative analytical skills to progress in your chosen career? Statistical thinking and technical expertise are some of the essential skills used in these areas.
Statistical arguments that are grounded in real-world data are becoming the modern foundation of policy and planning, as much in the private sector as in the public domain.
This course will help you become accustomed with how statisticians think and analyse data. It will explore questions that can arise when considering health planning, economic policy and climate monitoring.
Data tells us about real-world phenomena. Good data has the capacity to tell a compelling story, if properly analysed. This course will walk you through:
During this course, we will:
This taster course will provide an opportunity for participants to engage with the following learning outcomes:
In order to complete this online course, you will need access to a personal computer with reliable internet access and an operating system with a web browser compatible with the UTS Canvas LMS.
This introductory taster course is suitable for, but not limited to, people seeking entry into professions such as:
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Louise is an Australian biostatistician, a Distinguished Professor of Statistics in the School of Mathematical Sciences at UTS, President-elect of the International Biometric Society and an editor-in-chief of the journal, Statistics in Medicine.
Tim is an applied mathematician whose main research interests include numerical analysis and computational mathematics. He is a former Head of Mathematics and Statistics at UTS and is now an Honorary Associate Professor of the university.
Mary is an Associate Professor in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at UTS. Her chief research interests include mathematics education and she is a former president of the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers.
Explore the statistical essentials you need to tackle evidence-based arguments in the modern world.
Explore how data analytics enables improved NBN workforce planning.
Explore improvements in train network operation performance via machine learning techniques .
Explore a case study investigating the impacts of COVID-19 and Australian bushfires, on our health and wellbeing.
Explore tools to analyse and present data on NSW communities during the early to mid-stages of COVID-19.
Understand the global response to COVID-19 through a data-driven approach, to explain how nations have responded.
