The Statistical Society of Australia Inc.,
the professional body for statisticians in Australia.
YourStatsGuru, as a registered business in Australia, is a former member of the
Australian Tutoring Association.
Australian College of Educators
Matthew’s education background includes:
- Advanced Certificate in Information Technology
- Associate Diploma of Electrical Engineering (Electronics)
- Associate Diploma of Electrical Engineering (Computer Systems)
- Honours degree of Bachelor of Science (majoring in mathematics and statistics)
- Masters degree of Science (majoring in science and mathematics education)
- Postgraduate studies in education, specifically mathematics and statistics education
Employment history includes:
- Volunteer experience working in Red Cross Emergency First Aid teams, including team leadership roles.
- Senior management experience as head of four divisions (Hardware & Technical, Research & Development, Occupational Health and Safety, Staff Training) in a multinational firm providing point-of-sale and dispensary solutions for pharmacies, during the Y2K era and the introduction of the GST to Australia.
- Over 15 years of teaching experience, including:
- lecturing in mathematics and statistics for science, engineering, education and medicine
- lecturing to academics about online education technology
- working with Honours, Masters and PhD level students to support their research efforts
- working with primary and secondary students as a volunteer educator at Healesville Sanctuary
- And, of course, experience running YourStatsGuru, working with 40-50 students on average each week.
YourStatsGuru.com is owned and operated by Matthew and Sanja Ovens Enterprises.
Australian Business Number (A.B.N.) 31 397 900 374
Employer Identification Number (E.I.N.) 98-1035349 (United States IRS identification number)
Matthew held a Working With Children Check (WWCC) as required by Victorian legislation for those working with minors. The WWCC expired in April 2024 and was not renewed as Matthew was no longer working with minors.
StatsGuru® and the YourStatsGuru logo are registered and protected trademarks of Matthew Ovens and may not be reused without express written permission.
About the Videos
All persons, other than the StatsGuru®, appearing or heard in our videos are real students. We do not use paid actors.
The videos are not scripted, however, each video’s general content is planned in advance like any classroom lesson.
Each student, or their parent/guardian where appropriate, has given their informed consent for the videos to be broadcast via this website.
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Last updated: 2 November 2024