"Coming from a background where I was initially self-taught, I feel really close to the experience of students transitioning to data science from other disciplines and the challenges that these students face,” says Dr. Joel Östblom on his new role teaching data science at UBC.Originally a… read more
Science—especially the life sciences—is generating more and more data each year, and sophisticated statistical methods are required to help make sense of it. With so much data available, there's been a shift that flies in the face of the traditional scientific method where a researcher picks a… read more
Statistics is a science that deals with collecting, organizing and analyzing data, and the theory for statistical methods involves mathematics and probability. Statisticians extract information from data. Nowadays, due to increased computer use, massive amounts of data are collected and, thus,… read more
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