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Public seminar "Widening the Scope of General Knowledge Recognising the Fallacies of Statistics” 「擴闊通識思維 『識』破統計謬誤」公開講座

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Title:
Public seminar "Widening the Scope of General Knowledge Recognising the Fallacies of Statistics” 「擴闊通識思維 『識』破統計謬誤」公開講座
When:
2010 Oct 20 (Wed)
Categories:
Academic Events , Seminar

Description

The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) held a public seminar “Widening the Scope of General Knowledge Recognising the Fallacies of Statistics”, along with the Hong Kong Statistical Society, the Education Bureau and the Hong Kong University Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, on 20 October 2010 at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as part of Hong Kong's cerebrations of the first World Statistics Day. The objective of the seminar is to enhance the understandings of the participants on interpretation and application of statistical data.

政府統計處在二零一零年十月二十日與香港統計學會、教育局和香港大學統計及精算學系,於香港理工大學舉行「擴闊通識思維 『識』破統計謬誤」公開講座,作為香港慶祝首個世界統計日的活動之一。講座的目的是加深參加者對正確理解和運用統計數據的認識。
 
Joining Acting Commissioner for Census and Statistics, Mrs Lily Ou-yang (third right) at the public lecture are Deputy Secretary for Education, Dr Catherine Chan (third left); President of the Hong Kong Statistical Society, Mr Leslie Tang (first left); Chief Economist of the Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd, Mr Mak Nak-keung (second right); Associate Professor of Hong Kong University Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Dr Philip Yu (first right); and C&SD Senior Statistician, Miss Amy Yu (second left).

署理政府統計處處長歐陽方麗麗(右三)與教育局副秘書長陳嘉琪博士(左三)、香港統計學會會長鄧偉江(左一)、新鴻基地產發展有限公司首席經濟師麥力強(右二)、香港大學統計及精算學系副教授楊良河博士(右一)及政府統計處高級統計師余瑞心(左二)於公開講座上合照。

Joining Acting Commissioner for Census and Statistics, Mrs Lily Ou-yang (third right) at the public lecture are Deputy Secretary for Education, Dr Catherine Chan (third left); President of the Hong Kong Statistical Society, Mr Leslie Tang (first left); Chief Economist of the Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd, Mr Mak Nak-keung (second right); Associate Professor of Hong Kong University Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Dr Philip Yu (first right); and C&SD Senior Statistician, Miss Amy Yu (second left).

Some 200 participants attended the public seminar, including 150 secondary school teachers and tertiary students, and 50 academic staff from tertiary institutions and statistical practitioners.

約200名人士參加公開講座,包括150名中學老師和大專學生,以及50名大專院校的教職員和統計工作者。
 

Some 200 participants attended the public seminar, including 150 secondary school teachers and tertiary students, and 50 academic staff from tertiary institutions and statistical practitioners.
 

Participants at the public seminar enhance their understanding of statistical theories and applications through interactive games.

公開講座參加者透過互動遊戲,加深對統計理論和應用的了解。

 

Participants at the public seminar enhance their understanding of statistical theories and applications through interactive games.

Details of this public seminar are given at Volume 33 No. 2 (Jan, 2011 issue) of the Bulletin.

有關此公開講座詳情載於香港統計學會通訊[第三十三期第二卷(二零一一年一月)]

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