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As we think about data- a good set of statistics resources and how-tos

With Gapminder Desktop you can show animated statistics from your own laptop

Hilary Mason presents the history of machine learning covering some of the most significant developments taking place over the last two decades, especially the fundamental math and algorithmic tools employed. She also exemplifies how machine learning is used by bit.ly to discover various statistical information about users.

Papamitsiou, Z., & Economides, A. (2014). Learning Analytics and Educational Data Mining in Practice: A Systematic Literature Review of Empirical Evidence. Educational Technology & Society, 17 (4), 49-64. This paper aims to provide the reader with a comprehensive background for understanding current knowledge on Learning Analytics (LA) and Educational Data Mining (EDM) and its impact on adaptive learning. It constitutes an overview of empirical evidence behind key objectives of the potential adoption of LA/EDM in generic educational strategic planning. We examined the literature on experimental case studies conducted in the domain during the past six years (2008-2013). Search terms identified 209 mature pieces of research work, but inclusion criteria limited the key studies to 40. We analyzed the research questions, methodology and findings of these published papers and categorized them accordingly. We used non-statistical methods to evaluate and interpret findings of the collected studies. The results have highlighted four distinct major directions of the LA/EDM empirical research. We discuss on the emerged added value of LA/EDM research and highlight the significance of further implications. Finally, we set our thoughts on possible uncharted key questions to investigate both from pedagogical and technical considerations.

Is Goodhart's law relevant when thinking about Learning Analytics

Hans Rosling's famous lectures combine enormous quantities of public data with a sport's commentator's style to reveal the story of the world's past, present and future development. Now he explores stats in a way he has never done before - using augmented reality animation. In this spectacular section of 'The Joy of Stats' he tells the story of the world in 200 countries over 200 years using 120,000 numbers - in just four minutes. Plotting life expectancy against income for every country since 1810, Hans shows how the world we live in is radically different from the world most of us imagine.

Hace Estadísticas de tu Cuenta.

De hecho cualquier persona puede poner el nombre de otra y observar las estadísticas de comportamiento de esa otra persona. Es por tanto, una herramienta de doble filo, permite comparar tu actividad con la de otros, pero por otra parte están controlando a qué horarios te conectas, a quien retuiteas, cuales son las palabras que más utilizas, etc. A mí personalmente me ha sorprendido mis propias acciones. A veces piensas que vas en una dirección y sin embargo estás performando otra. Si alguna persona lo prueba, me gustaría saber su opinión. Saludos