How does the elimination of the deadliest diseases rely on the capability of statisticians?
Olivia Harvey
Extended Project
My Topic
How does the elimination of the deadliest diseases rely on the capability of statisticians?
What's it about?
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- the history behind medical statistics
- whether or not statisticians are useful in medicine and to what extent
What my project is about
History
History
- Why the idea of statistics came about
Usefulness
- Statistics is about finding where the problem lies and finding ways of fixing the given problem
Misuse
- If misused, statisticians aren't capable of using it correctly
The Future
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- Applied to study Mathematics and Statistics Bcs next year
- Potential Career in research
Reflection
How did I manage my project?
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Long and Short Term Planning
My Reflective Blog
and why i changed from a written diary
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Skills
The skills I have developed throughout my extended project
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Research
Secondary Research
- Google Scholar
- Magazines
- Books
- Articles
Primary Research
- Visited the University of Southampton
- Constructed an interview with a Professor of Medical Statistics
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Essay Writing
- Would be very useful for university
- The A-levels I take do not support me in this skill
- I can now:
- Harvard Reference
- Add citations within my writing
- Bring my thoughts together in the form of an essay
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Time management
Start my dissertation write up
Create plans
Research
My presentation
June
2017
Evaluation
- What did I do well in my project
- What I would do differently if I were to do it again.
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- I learned a lot e.g my passion about the subject and more about the topic as a whole
- how to effectively manage my time
What could be improved
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- Refine my long-term planning, making events start and end earlier.
- Leave more time at the end of my project to refine my dissertation and other pieces of work