Figures to shape the future

Celebrating this year’s National Statistics Month, the Mathematics and Statistics Department of Cebu Technological University  guided students in understanding the “Facts and Figures for the Future: Statistics for Evidence-Based Decisions Towards Ambisyon Natin 2040.”

The seminar series which highlighted “PH Stat” and “La TeX” gave participants increased awareness on using different softwares that are significant in performing various statistical analyses and in formatting standalone document system.

Dr. Edwin B. Andaya shared his expertise about PHStat software, citing its benefits like creating  Excel worksheet solutions to any statistical problems. On the other hand, La Tex that is mainly used for typesetting professional research papers was discussed by Wilson Castañeda Jr.

“The seminar is very helpful especially in making research projects,” said a BS Statistics student. 

College of Arts and Sciences continues to raise the bar of excellence by pushing students to individually work on their theses as a  requirement for graduation.KML/RM