MDM4U – Module 3: Statistics Name:________________________________ BBC Video: The Joy of Stats “The Joy of Stats” by Hans Rosling @ http://www.gapminder.org/videos/the-­‐joy-­‐of-­‐stats/ & http://vimeo.com/18477762 Statistics is the means we have to make sense of the world around us. It gives us a perspective of the world that we can’t get any other way. Some Statistics about Sweden are: Today we have more information freely accessible than ever before. The Gap Minder Foundation draws statistics from agencies such as __________________________________ and _______________________. How is the city of San Francisco using statistics ... a) For use by the public? b) For use by the Police department? Beginning of Statistics: Governments used statistics to monitor the population. The first country to start tracking statistics was ______________________ in the year ____________. They tracked data about ____________________, ___________________________, and ________________________. As a result of tracking statistics about their population the government of Sweden _____________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________. Analyzing Data: The first statistic used to summarize data was ____________________________. The pioneer of Statistical graphics was _________________________________________________. In the ______________ during the Crimean War she kept statistics on ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ leading to a revolution in health care and hygiene. To consider the relationships between things we must use ________________________________. An example where the study of correlations had huge impact is the connection between _________________ _________________________________. What application has Google created using statistical analysis? How are statistics being used in Astronomy? How is Microsoft Research using statistics? How are researchers in California using statistics? MDM4U – Module 3: Statistics Name: Solutions BBC Video: The Joy of Stats Statistics is the means we have to make sense of the world around us. It gives us a perspective of the world that we can’t get any other way. Some Statistics about Sweden are: Highest number of boats per person in Europe. Highest number of McDonald’s per person in Europe. Today we have more information freely accessible than ever before. The Gap Minder Foundation draws statistics from agencies such as ___United Nations__ and __World Bank____. How is the city of San Francisco using statistics ... a) For use by the public? Interactive maps of communities. Map of crime reports, showing patterns of crimes in different neighbourhoods. They are time sensitive showing safe routes for commuters and safe areas. It allows the public to browse like a website and does not feel like using statistics. b) For use by the Police department? Police Department has to change how they police and provide services based on the data. Helping to map social inequalities. Beginning of Statistics: Governments used statistics to monitor the population. The first country to start tracking statistics was __Sweden__ in the year ___1749__. They tracked data about birth rates, marriages and death rates. As a result of tracking statistics about their population the government of Sweden _the government improved health care and social services to maintain a healthier population. Analysing Data: The first statistic used to summarize data was ______averages The pioneer of Statistical graphics was ____Florence Nightingale________. In the _1850’s___ during the Crimean War she kept statistics on number of soldiers dying of disease rather than battle wounds and used graphics to display the stats leading to a revolution in health care and hygiene. To consider the relationships between things we must use _correlation_. An example where the study of correlations had huge impact is the connection between smoking and lung cancer. What application has Google created using statistical analysis? Statistical Language translation. Machine translation learns correlations between words and phrases and correlates to other languages. Working on combining machine translation with speech recognition to have the capability for conversations between two people speaking different languages. How are statistics being used in Astronomy? Applying statistical methods for all the new data being collected. Digital astronomy is being used to prove that galaxies grow by cannibalizing smaller galaxies. How is Microsoft Research using statistics? Potential to transform how science is done. How biological systems interact. Creating a new paradigm where science is data driven rather than hypotheses driven. How are researchers in California using statistics? Scour world’s blogs to collect and count most common feelings. Shows as people get older they get happier / more peaceful. Statistically analyze what it means to be human.