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SUMMARY:How Statistics is changing the world - Prof. Richard Samworth (Uni
 versity of Cambridge)
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CONTACT:Valentin Hübner
DESCRIPTION:Even when data were relatively scarce in the 20th century\, St
 atistics was already having enormous impact: think of the increase in glob
 al life expectancy due to randomised controlled trials\, or the effect of 
 the design of experiments on agricultural crop yields.  These days\, data 
 are ubiquitous\, and the potential of statistical methods is even greater\
 , from driverless cars to medical imaging\, and from climate change to can
 cer genetics.  This talk will be a whistlestop tour of some of these devel
 opments\, designed to highlight the demand and opportunities for well-trai
 ned\, modern statisticians.
LOCATION:MR2\, Centre for Mathematical Sciences
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