Temas emergentes em letramento estatístico (Emerging themes in statistical literacy)➶

(Ed. Carlos Monteiro and Liliane Carvalho. In Portuguese)

This e-book addresses statistical literacy which must be developed, above all, in the sociocultural contexts in which we live, with the production and increasing and faster dissemination of statistical data, but also of misinformation and data manipulation.

Editing this e-book was an opportunity to involve colleagues who have made important contributions to the development of statistics education in Brazil and worldwide. It is organized into three parts, consists of 20 chapters, with 25 authors involved. Part 1 is entitled “Reflections on emerging themes in statistical literacy” and comprises five chapters proposed by guest researchers. Part 2, “Sociocultural aspects in statistical literacy”, presents six chapters. Finally, part 3, “Contemporary themes in the education of teachers who teach statistics”, includes nine chapters.

Global Network of Institutions for Statistical Training➶

GIST is a network of international and regional training institutions, working together to build sustainable statistical capacities through efficient, effective, and harmonized delivery of statistical training.

The overall objective of GIST is to facilitate collaboration among members of the network in the delivery of trainings on statistics in a more harmonized and standardized manner as well as to improve effectiveness of these trainings through maximizing their outreach.

The site lists multiple resources, including a repository of online training modules in statistics from around the world.

Statistics Views➶

Published features on StatisticsViews.com are checked for statistical accuracy by a panel from the European Network for Business and Industrial Statistics (ENBIS). This panel are: Ron Kenett, David Steinberg, Shirley Coleman, Irena Ograjenšek, Fabrizio Ruggeri, Rainer Göb, Philippe Castagliola, Xavier Tort-Martorell, Bart De Ketelaere, Antonio Pievatolo, Martina Vandebroek, Lance Mitchell, Gilbert Saporta, Helmut Waldl and Stelios Psarakis. This website is provided by John Wiley & Sons Limited, Chichester, West Sussex.

10 best digital marketing statistics sources in 2016➶

Recommendations from Dr. Dave Chaffey, CEO of Smart Insights, on the top 10 free sources for Global, European, UK, US, Asia and Latin America digital marketing statistics. Initially prepared for online marketers who love statistics about digital marketing, but useful to many others.

University of Otago: Statistics Video Presentations➶

This website by the University of Otago boasts a number of video presentations about real studies, based on real world examples. Each video details the study and the statistical methods and analyses used. The study data in downloadable format is also provided alongside the video.

The videos are highly useful when learning about how to apply statistical analyses to real-life data.

This educational content can freely be used by teachers and lecturers, as well as interested individuals. As a general guideline, these videos are mostly on high school and university undergraduate level, although they can be enjoyed by all.

COURSERA: Estadística y probabilidad➶

This Spanish-language MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) is completely free. This statistics course is especially oriented towards statistical literacy. It is geared towards high-school level, but can be enjoyed by all.