Special Lecture about Statistics

 On September 10th, first-year students had a special lecture about statistics.  Michiko Watanabe, a professor at Keio graduate school, was invited and she gave them a lecture about how the skill of thinking with statistics is needed in today’s global society.  She talked about how statistics are used in their lives and how to use it in the future.

Based on what they learned, the students will do statistic research about their theme by using analytical skills.

[the participants’ comments]

＊I learned that being able to read data and anticipating the future is so important in an increasingly globalized world.  Also, mathematics like statistics is more important than the mathematics we study at school.  However, making everything informational might create ethical problem and it might degenerate human abilities of compassion, so we should make a balance when using statistics.

＊We learned that by setting a target, we can analyze data from many sources even if they are abstract.  I had an interest in setting a goal and realizing it when I saw a lot of examples of high school students using data.  I belong to the tennis club, so I want to research data relating to victory and defeat.  I also want to research and develop food in the future so I would like to contribute to companies by using statistics.