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 June 2010
Data Analysis Australia remains unique as a consultancy specialising in statistics and mathematics – but just how do we see the delineation between being a “consultant” and being a “statistician” or “mathematician”? John Henstridge discusses his view in the lead article. Our case study illustrates the approach Data Analysis Australia took to prepare and present objective measures in a Parliamentary inquiry into the distribution of the proceeds of crime funds to electorates across Western Australia, to determine whether the apparently disproportional allocation of funds to Labor electorates (86%) was real, or whether it truly reflected the crime rates in those areas. Hana Sakai features in this month’s staff profile. | | 
February 2010
It seems that everyone has an opinion on climate change. It has become public with the media reporting brief statements on a topic that is complex but where the decision to act or not to act has both political, economic and environmental repercussions. John Henstridge has written an article from a statisticians perspective and looks at the data where much of the public debate has come from. The Rare Event Datacase study looks at the analysis of a small number of positives given a large data set. This data is typical in areas such a mining and health and requires careful analysis. How can statistics help to discern whether there is significant trend or a change where the cases are rare? Data Analysis Australia recently reviewed and examined such datasets. This month we profile Emma Smith who joined us in December 2008. |
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