Demystifying Data for Public Servants [part 2/3]

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Event Details

Date & Time

February 17, 2021

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Location

Civic Hall Toronto

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Led by Alex Chen, Senior Statistical Advisor with the Government of Ontario, this 3-part Training Series will introduce participants to working with data in a government environment.

Weā€™ll cover general best practices, tools, and techniques related to data management, visualization, and privacy, and discuss relevant examples for public servants new to data science or those looking for a refresher to level up their skills.

What to Expect:

In Part 2, we will discussā€¦

How do we make sense of all the data we collect?

  • What is data analysis?
  • What is a summary statistic?
  • What is inferential statistics?
  • What is the difference between statistics and machine learning?
  • As a policymaker, how do we find something out with a data scientist?