There's Nothing Boring About Statistics As Said By Professor Hans Rosling

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“There’s nothing boring about statistics”, as said by Professor Hans Rosling in which I do agree with. Data and statistics surrounds us, whether we realize it or not, statistics helps us understand what is going on within the world around us. It helps us understand if the things we think or believe are actually true. I use statistics on a daily basis from school to work or even social media marketing. Hans Rosling has opened by eyes even more to how it can be used in ways I’ve never thought. In the first segment Professor Rosling meets with Michal and Eric from Stamen Design who created a crime spotting map for the city of San Francisco. Crime reports are uploaded to the website showing the location and types of crimes on a map. With the data

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