UPLB Institute of Statistics Research

[23rd FSCON]

1 WEEK LEFT UNTIL DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS!

Call for papers is ongoing and August 18 (Thursday) is the deadline of abstracts. Submit now!

Also, for more details about the conference and call for papers, visit bit.ly/FSCON23-2ndAnnouncement.

You may also register for the conference via bit.ly/FSCON23-Register.

For other inquiries, contact us at [email protected].

See you at the conference!

[INVITATION]

RESEARCH WORKSHOP ON COMPUTATIONAL BAYES: Fundamentals & Research Landscape

August 16-17, 2022
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
via Zoom

REGISTER NOW at tinyurl.com/compbayes-regform.

SLOTS ARE LIMITED (for Masters and PhD students and early career researchers)

Registration for this workshop is FREE. However, we are only opening 60 slots for this workshop. Registrants with clear interest to do research in Computational Bayes will be prioritized. You will be informed of your registration status on August 2, 2022.

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WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
- DAY 1: Lecture on the Fundamentals
- DAY 2: Exercises and/or Laboratory Sessions & Discussion of Current Research Landscape

PREREQUISITES
- must have taken graduate courses in probability theory and statistical inference
- must have background knowledge in linear regression and modeling
- must have working knowledge of R

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For inquiries, please contact us at [email protected].

23RD NATIONAL FACULTY-STUDENT CONFERENCE ON THE STATISTICAL SCIENCES

October 3, 2022
Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria

Theme: Statistics for Data-driven Decisions and Policies

PRE-REGISTER NOW at bit.ly/FSCON23-Prereg.

REGISTRATION FEE is Php 1,000. Registration fees of presenters of accepted papers shall be waived. Also, participants from UPSS, INSTAT, or PSRTI are entitled to subsidized fees. Kindly email [email protected] for more information.

For more details, visit bit.ly/FSCON23-Announcement.

ORGANIZED BY:
UP School of Statistics (UPSS), UPLB Institute of Statistics (INSTAT), and Philippine Statistical Research and Training Institute (PSRTI)

EXPLORE. ENGAGE. EXPERIENCE.
See you at the conference! :)

[FSCON 23]

CALL FOR PAPERS
23rd National Faculty-Student Conference on Statistical Sciences

Papers in the following research areas may be submitted as contributed papers for presentation at the conference:
- Biostatistics
- Computational Statistics
- Data Analytics
- Design of Experiments
- Econometrics
- Market Research
- Mathematical Statistics
- Official Statistics
- Small Area Estimation
- Statistics in Education
- Survey Methods
- Survival Analysis
- Teaching Statistics
- Time Series Analysis

Students and faculty who wish to present a paper at the conference, but not join the competition, are encouraged to submit their paper as a contributed presentation. Students, recent graduates (students who graduated during the academic year 2021-2022), faculty, and others who are or were employed as teaching staff in an academic institution within the last two years are qualified to submit papers for contributed presentations.

You may submit a paper for a contributed presentation here: bit.ly/FSCON23-Prereg. You are automatically pre-registered for the conference once you submit your paper, and fully registered upon notice of acceptance.

For more details, visit bit.ly/FSCON23-Announcement.

IMPORTANT DATES

July 18 (Monday)
Start of Pre-registration and Submission of Papers

August 1 (Monday)
Opening of Registration

August 18 (Thursday)
Deadline for the Abstract Submission

August 31 (Wednesday)
Notice of Acceptance of Abstracts

September 12 (Monday)
Deadline for Registration

October 3 (Monday)
Conference Proper

For other inquiries, contact us at [email protected].
Thank you!

SAVE THE DATE!

23rd National Faculty-Student Conference on the Statistical Sciences

October 3, 2022

Get ready to EXPLORE, ENGAGE, & EXPERIENCE!

In line with the advocacy of the Institute of Statistics to share knowledge on the proper understanding of SURVEYS, here is a 7-episode comics about SUPER SURBEYTERO. The series will discuss common issues surrounding surveys focusing on election polls. First episode is already up in UPLB INSTAT COMICS page. Please like and share the episodes and follow the page to be updated. Thank you. ❤️

Si Super Surbeytero ay isang karakter na binuo ng Institute of Statistics upang magbigay linaw sa publiko tungkol sa mga surveys.

Marami ka bang tanong tungkol sa mga surveys? Tara na’t malinawan; sundan ang anim pang kabanata sa seryeng ito.

This study entitled “Assessment of Filipino Higher Education Students’ Readiness for e-Learning during a Pandemic: A Rasch Technique Application” has found that Filipino students are ready in terms of computer/internet self-efficacy; however they are not ready in terms of learner control. The researchers suggested that it is necessary for students to maintain a healthy school-life balance even while getting educated through e-learning. Teachers also play an important role in achieving course learning goals.

Kudos to our colleagues led by Prof. James Roldan S. Reyes who implemented this research. The institute is very proud you! Padayon!

The full article can be accessed through this link: https://philjournalsci.dost.gov.ph/105-vol-150-no-3-june-2021/1428-assessment-of-filipino-higher-education-students-readiness-for-e-learning-during-a-pandemic-a-rasch-technique-application

: Home is the new classroom: Are Filipino students ready for e-Learning?

Filipino students are ready in terms of computer or internet self-efficacy - that is their ability to demonstrate proper computer and internet skills. However, they are not ready in terms of learner control.

This is based on the results of the study on “Assessment of Filipino Higher Education Students’ Readiness for e-Learning During a Pandemic: A Rasch Technique Application,” from a team of researchers from the Institute of Statistics- University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB).

The research investigated the level of e-learning readiness among Filipino students in higher education during the pandemic in terms of five dimensions: computer/internet self-efficacy, self-directed learning, learner control, motivation for learning, and online communication self-efficacy.

Results showed that gender significantly differentiates e-learning readiness under learner control and self-directed learning. Learner control refers to the student’s control over his or her efforts in directing his or her own learning, while self-directed learning refers to the student’s responsibility for learning contexts to reach learning outcomes.

“It is important to emphasize that there are students with responsibility in their own family. How would they be able to balance their responsibility from home and from academics?” This perspective was posed by one of the participants in the study.

The study also finds that male students feel that they are less likely to repeat online instructional materials based on their needs compared to females. Females, on the other hand, are more comfortable than males in seeking assistance when faced with learning difficulties.

Further, graduate students have more confidence in gathering information online compared to undergraduate students. Perhaps since the undergraduate belong to the “net” generation or those called digital natives, they are more confident in terms of skills in managing e-learning platforms.

The research, which was participated in by 290 student participants from UPLB, in which 80% are undergraduate and 20% are graduate students, also finds that although 97% of UPLB students have tablets or smartphones, and 89% have desktops or laptops, only 58% have access to a fairly fast and reliable internet connection.

Although e-learning is centered on students, teachers play an important role in achieving course learning goals. The team recommends that the course design should uphold the principles of empathy, understanding each learner’s situation and differences as shown in the differential item functioning (DIF) results, and inclusivity by considering the learner’s needs.

The research team further recommends that the study guides should include a detailed schedule of activities for the entire semester so that students will be able to manage their time well. Prediction of any future behavior (of technology usage) is not part of the goals of this paper, but future researches may investigate possible associations of academic performance with e-learning readiness.

Although e-learning has already been incorporated into the Philippine education system, as attested through the establishment of the University of the Philippines Open University in 1995, its enforced adoption has put the country in an entirely different situation. School administrators, teachers, and most especially students were caught unprepared for this new setup.

As an emergency response to the pandemic, e-learning became the modal solution for various academic institutions. But as pointed out in another related study, this situation resulted in a decrease in national student enrollment in 2020 by 3 million from 27.7 million in the previous year, in both private and public schools, due to the lack of resources and preparedness for the new system.

The complete discussion and results of this study is available and can be downloaded for free from the Philippine Journal of Science (PJS), Vol. 150 No. 3, June 2021. For updates, visit the PJS website at https://philjournalsci.dost.gov.ph and PJS page. The PJS is the Philippines’ oldest peer-reviewed scientific journal, published by the Department of Science and Technology- Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII). (S&T Media Service, Geraldine Bulaon-Ducusin)

ISI Tinbergen Awards 2021 for young statisticians, to be presented ISI WSC. Each award consists of €2,500 prize money.
Applications due by 20 January 2021.
https://www.isi-web.org/events-and-awards/isi-awards/tinbergen-award

[ANNOUNCEMENT]

21ST FACULTY-STUDENT CONFERENCE ON STATISTICAL SCIENCES
October 30 - 31, 2020

Theme: Statistics in the Digital Age: Leaving No Juan Behind

CALL FOR PAPERS is now ongoing!

September 30 (Wed)
Deadline of Abstract Submission

October 10 (Sat)
Notice of Acceptance of Abstracts

October 24 (Sat)
Judging of Student Presentations

October 30-31 (Fri-Sat)
Conference Proper

Research areas include:
Computational Statistics
Design of Experiments
Time Series Analysis
Econometrics
Survival Analysis
Market Research
Biostatistics
Survey Methods
Small Area Estimation
Official Statistics
Mathematical Statistics
Teaching Statistics

Organized by UP School of Statistics, UPLB Institute of Statistics, and Philippine Statistical Research and Training Institute

For any other concerns, contact us at [email protected].

EXPLORE. ENGAGE. EXPERIENCE.