Online Certificate Workshop on ‘Use of Statistics in Public Policy’ – CCS
Centre for Civil Society advances social change through public policy. Our work in education, livelihood, and policy training promotes choice and accountability across the private and public sectors. To translate policy into practice, we engage with policy and opinion leaders through research, pilot projects and advocacy.
We are India’s leading liberal think tank, ranked 50 worldwide by the annual study conducted by the Think Tanks and Civil Society Program at the University of Pennsylvania.
Our vision is that each individual leads a life of choice in personal, economic and political spheres and every institution is accountable. We successfully campaigned for livelihood freedom for street entrepreneurs, resulting in the passing of the Street Vendors (Regulation and Protection of Livelihood Act in March 2014. Our School Choice Campaign popularised the instrument of school vouchers in education, increasing choice and access to quality education for all.
Currently, our focus is on reshaping the school education policy landscape – shifting the focus to learning outcomes, expanding choice in education and advocating deregulation for private sector; amplifying the voice of budget private schools which are catering to the poor sections of society but face closure in the face of the RTE; enhancing choice and accountability through the CCS skill voucher model in government skilling programs; promoting livelihood freedom by facilitating effective implementation of the Street Vendors Act and creating future leaders through policy trainings and courses who will be champions of liberty in their fields going forward.
Centre for Civil Society brings you another edition of its online certificate workshop on the topic ‘Use of Statistics in Public Policy’.
What is the workshop about?
At this workshop, the participants can get a preliminary understanding of key concepts in statistics relevant to public policy research. These concepts include – basic probability, sampling, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, etc. Participants will learn these concepts as tools, with the end goal of applying them to real-world scenarios. The session will focus primarily on the application of these concepts via examples, including some negative examples with improper use of statistics to avoid common (and often dangerous!) pitfalls. Furthermore, we will also look at scenarios where we will encounter theoretical limits on applying statistics.
What are the key takeaways?
> Applying statistical techniques to specific problems in public policy.
> Developing a mindset to analyse data from statistical and probabilistic perspectives.
> Recognizing the limitations of analysis and assertions (admitting that we don’t know what we don’t know).
What is the eligibility criteria?
Students, working professionals, and public policy enthusiasts above the age of 18 with an interest in statistical application in the policy ecosystem.
When and Where?
June 18th 2023, via Zoom
Session 1: 10 AM – 12:30 PM
Session 2: 2 PM – 4:30 PM
The fees is payable online post selection.
Dr Srinivasan Iyengar is a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft Research India. He holds a doctorate in computer science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Prior to pursuing doctoral studies, he worked as a research associate at Tata Research Development and Design Centre (part of Tata Consultancy Services). Before this, he completed his undergraduate studies with a B.Tech. in Computer Science from the College of Engineering Pune. His research interests are distributed systems, low-cost environmental sensing, the Internet of Things, cloud and edge computing, and energy systems.
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