Join us on campus for the Christmas Maths Lecture where you will be guided through the intriguing world of statistics and its impact on our perception of risk and reality with guest speaker Jen Visser-Rogers!
Join us on campus for the Christmas Maths Lecture where you will be guided through the intriguing world of statistics and its impact on our perception of risk and reality.
From cycling without a helmet, visiting a country with contagious diseases, to living near the water, real life involves risks. Sometimes your perception of risk is distorted, making you think that some things are more – or less – risky than is actually the case. In this lecture, you will discover how statistics untangle the complexities of risk perception, distort, and reveal the truths hidden in data.
The key speaker will be Jen Visser-Rogers, Vice President for statistical research and consultancy at Phastar, who has used statistics to answer all sorts of questions about topics such as climate change and medicine. In this talk she’ll be taking you through some of the most important concepts in statistics as she looks at extreme weather events, pharmaceutical drug trials, bacon sandwiches, and more.
This lecture is on campus starting at 1pm