Dear students

I often come across with an enourmously useful use of statistics in life playing key roles in unsolving and resolving crucial situations ranging
from law to managing hospitals, from crime investigation to transportation of massive products. I thought sharing withh you one of such
examples of recent time would motivate an invigorous and industrious jump start to the semester. You probably come across and delve
into such informative links everday be it statistics/science/nature/history/arts or sports. Here how the justice system has been improved
tremendously by bringing data and statistics into the play:

http://w.ted.com/talks/anne_milgram_why_smart_statistics_are_the_key_to_fighting_crime?language=en#t-750756

Thanks,
Zeynep