{"id":3052,"date":"2026-04-23T22:25:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.ige.uobaghdad.edu.iq\/?p=3052"},"modified":"2026-04-28T22:33:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T22:33:21","slug":"the-institute-of-genetic-engineering-holds-a-training-course-on-enhancing-statistical-literacy-for-interpreting-research-articles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.ige.uobaghdad.edu.iq\/?p=3052","title":{"rendered":"The Institute of Genetic Engineering holds a training course on enhancing statistical literacy for interpreting research articles."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"501\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology for Postgraduate Studies at the University of Baghdad held a training course entitled \u201cEnhancing Statistical Literacy for Interpreting Research Articles,\u201d delivered by Professor Dr. Majid Shaya\u2019 Hamdallah and Lecturer Dr. Raghda Raissan. The course was attended by a number of faculty members and students of the institute, as well as external researchers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"897\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The course aimed to strengthen the critical reading of research papers, enhance understanding of statistical methodologies, evaluate study quality, and apply statistical thinking to real research questions. It also introduced participants to statistical concepts and analyses related to gene expression studies, in addition to selecting appropriate statistical tests based on data distribution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"1129\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The course recommended increasing attention to statistical literacy as a fundamental pillar in research, emphasizing that no scientific study or thesis is complete without the proper application of systematic statistical analysis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1131\" data-end=\"1325\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">This course contributes to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education), Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure), and Goal 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3054&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;img_link_large&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology for Postgraduate Studies at the University of Baghdad held a training course &#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":3055,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,35,23,28,17,7,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives","category-sdg16","category-sdg4","category-sdg9","category-last-news","category-a-a","category-sustainability"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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