International Workshop Sponsored by ISI and World Bank in December 2019

International Workshop on Sampling Methodologies for Monitoring Sustainable Development Goal Indicators, sponsored by the International Statistical Institute (ISI) and World Bank (WB), to be organized by the Institute of Statistical Research and Training (ISRT), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh in December 17-19, 2019. Main objectives are to understand key concepts of SDGs, the targets and indicators, gain

2nd International Conference on Applied Statistics 2019 (ICAS2019)

Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban, University of Dhaka University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

ISRT welcomes you to attend the Second International Conference on Applied Statistics (ICAS) 2019 with the theme Emerging Challenges in a Data-Centric World. The aim of this conference is to highlight the challenges and discuss the solutions to emerging statistical problems in the era of the data revolution. Researchers, academicians, and representatives from business, industry, government

Is Data Science the next step for the Statisticians?

ISRT Seminar Room (3rd floor) Institute of Statistical Research and Training, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Please Select, Bangladesh

Data Science was hot a few years ago. It is no longer a hot topic. The tremendous growth in terms of using/adopting data science, machine learning that the scientific community and the industry have observed over the past two years is noteworthy. Good thing is, statisticians are gradually coming out of their cocoon to experience

Big Data Analytics: Wisdom or Folly!

Title: Big Data Analytics: Wisdom or Folly!  Time and venue: 11:30 am on 3rd of February (Monday) 2020 in ISRT Seminar Room Speaker: Ejaz Ahmed, PhD Professor at Brock University, Canada Abstract: There are hosts of buzzwords in today's data-centric world, and especially in digital and print media. We encounter data in every walks of life, and for

Academic Writing

Title: "Academic Writing" Speaker: Professor Syed Shahadat Hossain , ISRT, University of Dhaka Date and Time: Monday, June 22, 2020 at 11.00AM.

Sample Size Determination for Survey Research

Title: "Sample Size Determination for Survey Research" Speaker: Prof. Muhammad Shuaib, ISRT,  University of Dhaka Date & time: Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at 3.15 PM.

Introduction to Deep Neural Network using R

Title: "Introduction to Deep Neural Network using R"   Speaker: Tuhin Sheikh, ISRT, University of Dhaka and PhD candidate at the University of Connecticut, USA,   Date and Time: Sunday,