2nd Biennial Jamaica Statistics Symposium and Pre-Conference Workshops 2015
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
Date: October 27th and 28th 2015
Venue: UWI Main Library Multifunctional Room, Mona Campus
WORKSHOP TITLES:
October 27th: Data Analysis using Microsoft Excel and R Statistical packages (USD165)
- featuring descriptive and analytical data analysis methods
October 28th: Leveraging Data for Evidence-Based Decision Making (USD190)
- providing an understanding of analytical methods to critically
interpret findings from research for policy development
2ND BIENNIAL JAMAICA STATISTICS SYMPOSIUM
Date: October 29 - 30, 2015
Venue: Mona Visitors’ Lodge and Conference
Centre, UWI, Mona Campus
Cost: USD160 (Students: USD65)
THURSDAY, 29TH OCTOBER 2015
Statistics in Support of Finance
• Costly “Throw ups”: Electricity Theft and Power Disruptions
• Tax Revenue Stability
Communicating Statistics
FRIDAY, 30TH OCTOBER 2015
• Data Analysis for Policy: Meta Analysis — Planning, Implementation and Interpretation
• Pathways to Policy: Statistics in Health, Statistics in the Pure and Applied Sciences
Categories
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