Promoting Statistical Practice and Collaboration in Developing Countries

The book addresses the topics of individual chapters from the perspectives of the historical context, the present state, and future directions of statistical training and practice, so that readers may fully understand the challenges and opportunities in the field of statistics and data science, especially in developing countries.

List of contents

1 Statistics collaboration and practice in developing countries: experiences, challenges and opportunities 2 Building Capacity in Statistical Consulting and Collaboration Techniques Through The Creation of Stat Labs 3 Statistics education and women empowerment 4 Statistical Literacy and Methods across Disciplines 5 New approaches to statistical learning in developing countries 6 Importance of Statistics in Urban Planning and Development 7 Statistical literacy in the wider society 8 Building Biostatistics Capacity in Developing Countries 9 Technology and Multimedia in Statistical Education and Collaboration 10 Statistical Approaches to Infectious Diseases Modelling in Developing Countries: A Case of COVID-19

About the author

O. Olawale Awe, Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Scientific Computing, University of Campinas, Brazil
Eric Vance, Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis, University of Colorado Boulder, USA
Kim Love, K. R. Love Quantitative Consulting and Collaboration

Summary

The book addresses the topics of individual chapters from the perspectives of the historical context, the present state, and future directions of statistical training and practice, so that readers may fully understand the challenges and opportunities in the field of statistics and data science, especially in developing countries.

Product details

• Assisted by: O. Olawale Awe (Editor), Kim Love (Editor), Eric A. Vance (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032198507
• ISBN: 978-1-032-19850-7
• No. of pages: 610
• Weight: 1300 g
• Illustrations: farbige Illustrationen, Raster, farbig, Zeichnungen, farbig, Tabellen, farbig
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Probability theory, stochastic theory, mathematical statistics; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; MATHEMATICS / Probability & Statistics / General, Psychological methodology, Probability & statistics, Development Studies, Probability and statistics