Rustagi / Wolfe Teaching of Statistics and Statistical Consulting

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4832-6080-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
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Teaching of Statistics and Statistical Consulting is a collection of papers dealing with graduate programs in statistics; teaching service courses and short courses; and training statisticians for employment in industry and government. Some papers also deal with the role of statistical consulting in graduate training and teaching statistics at the Open University. One paper describes some observations made on graduate program in statistics, citing concerns of professionalism, competency, and a highly structured university curriculum. Another paper takes a task analysis approach to designing a regression analysis course where, with proper course structuring, students will actively learn to do the objectives of the course. Other papers discuss consulting and research work at the Australian Government's research organization, as well as how to prepare statisticians for future government service or for the private industry. One paper deals with some important things that a practicing statistician should know, but which are seldom taught in statistics courses. Another paper describes teaching statistics at a distance from the Open University in the United Kingdom. The collection can prove helpful for academic statisticians in educational institutions, to statisticians, or to mathematicians employed in the public or private sectors.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rustagi, Jagdish S.

Wolfe, Douglas A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Teaching of Statistics and Statistical Consulting;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;Dedication;6
6;Contributors;12
7;Preface;16
8;BIOGRAPHY OF D. RANSOM WHITNEY;18
9;CHAPTER 1. STATISTICS AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY;22
10;PART I: Graduate Programs in Statistics;26
10.1;CHAPTER 2. CONTENT AND SCOPE OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN STATISTICS;28
10.2;CHAPTER 3. OBSERVATIONS ON GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN STATISTICS AND RELATED ISSUES;38
10.2.1;1. A PAST PROSPECTIVE;38
10.2.2;2. WHO TEACHES STATISTICS AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?;42
10.2.3;3. PROFESSORDOM, STUDENTDOM AND CURRICULUM;44
10.2.4;REFERENCES;50
10.3;CHAPTER 4. GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN STATISTICS;52
10.3.1;1. INTRODUCTION;52
10.3.2;2. WHAT DO STATISTICIANS DO?;54
10.3.3;3. WHAT DO EMPLOYERS WANT?;59
10.3.4;4. WHAT EDUCATION SHOULD UNIVERSITIES PROVIDE?;63
10.3.5;5. THE STATISTICS PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN;65
10.3.6;6. CONCLUDING REMARKS;68
10.3.7;APPENDIX: REVIEWERS' COMMENTS ON REPORT ENTITLED "PREPARING STATISTICANS FOR CAREERS IN INDUSTRY";73
10.3.8;REFERENCES;85
10.4;CHAPTER 5. ON GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN STATISTICS;88
10.5;CHAPTER 6. GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN STATISTICS - A DISCUSSION;98
10.5.1;REFERENCES;108
10.6;CHAPTER 7. PANEL DISCUSSION ON GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN STATISTICS;110
10.7;CHAPTER 8. DISCUSSION OF THE "GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN STATISTICS" SESSION;118
10.7.1;REFERENCES;128
10.8;CHAPTER 9. GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN STATISTICS: PANEL DISCUSSION COMMENTS;130
10.9;CHAPTER 10. REJOINDER;136
10.9.1;REFERENCES;139
11;PART II: Teaching Service Courses and Short Courses in Statistics;140
11.1;CHAPTER 11. TEACHING THE SERVICE COURSE - SERVANT OR MASTER;142
11.1.1;1. INTRODUCTION;142
11.1.2;2. THE EVOLUTION OF SERVICE COURSES;143
11.1.3;2. CLASSIFICATION OF SERVICE COURSES;144
11.1.4;4. WHO SHOULD TEACH SERVICE COURSES IN STATISTICS?;145
11.1.5;5. DIFFICULTIES IN TEACHING;149
11.1.6;6. APPRAISAL AND OPINIONS;150
11.1.7;REFERENCES;151
11.2;CHAPTER 12. A NEW INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN STATISTICS;152
11.2.1;1. INTRODUCTION;152
11.2.2;2. COURSE GOALS;153
11.2.3;3. CURRENTLY USED COMPROMISES;155
11.2.4;4. CONSTRAINTS;157
11.2.5;5. SOME SOLUTIONS;162
11.2.6;6. DETAILS OF THE COURSE;166
11.2.7;7. A FINAL WORD;167
11.2.8;REFERENCES;168
11.2.9;APPENDIX;168
11.2.10;SUMMARY;176
11.3;CHAPTER 13. A TASK ANALYSIS APPROACH TO DESIGNING A REGRESSION ANALYSIS COURSE;182
11.3.1;1. INTRODUCTION;182
11.3.2;2. DEVELOPING OBJECTIVES FOR AN UNDERGRADUATE REGRESSION ANALYSIS COURSE;184
11.3.3;3. STRUCTURING THE COURSE;186
11.3.4;4. DISCUSSION;189
11.3.5;APPENDIX A: TASK DETAILS;190
11.3.6;APPENDIX B: REGRESSION ANALYSIS COURSE OBJECTIVES;196
11.3.7;REFERENCES;204
11.4;CHAPTER 14. PANEL DISCUSSION ON TEACHING SERVICE COURSES AND SHORT COURSES IN STATISTICS;206
11.5;CHAPTER 15. TEACHING SERVICE COURSES AND SHORT COURSES IN STATISTICS- A RESPONSE;210
11.6;CHAPTER 16. PANEL DISCUSSION OF INVITED PAPERS ON TEACHING SERVICE COURSES AND SHORT COURSES IN STATISTICS;214
11.6.1;REFERENCES;224
11.7;DISCUSSION OF KOOPMANS' NEW INTRODUCTORY COURSE;226
12;PART Ill: Training Statisticians for Employment in Industry and Government;230
12.1;CHAPTER 17. CONSULTING AND RESEARCH IN THE CSIRO DIVISION OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS;232
12.1.1;1. INTRODUCTION;232
12.1.2;2. THE ROLE OF DMS IN CSIRO;234
12.1.3;3. SOME TYPICAL PROBLEMS OF DMS CONSULTING AND RESEARCH;237
12.1.4;4. THE PLACE OF COMPUTING IN DMS;242
12.1.5;5. THE TRAINING OF MATHEMATICIANS AND STATISTICIANS IN DMS;244
12.1.6;6. CONCLUDING REMARKS;247
12.2;CHAPTER 18. THE STATISTICAL COMPUTING PORTION OF A GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM IN STATISTICS;250
12.2.1;1. INTRODUCTION;250
12.2.2;2. REPORT OF AN ASA SECTION COMMITTEE;251
12.2.3;3. ELEMENTS OF AN EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM;252
12.2.4;4. DISCUSSION OF THE BASIC ELEMENTS;254
12.2.5;5. COURSEWORK IN STATISTICAL COMPUTING;256
12.2.6;6. PROVISION FOR CONSULTING AND OTHER PRACTICAL WORK EXPERIENCE;258
12.2.7;7. STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE THE STATISTICS DEPARTMENT;260
12.2.8;8. SUMMARY;261
12.2.9;REFERENCES;262
12.3;CHAPTER 19. PREPARING STATISTICIANS FOR GOVERNMENT CAREERS;264
12.3.1;1. INTRODUCTION;264
12.3.2;2. KNOWLEDGE;265
12.3.3;3. SKILLS;267
12.3.4;4. ATTITUDES (OR HABITS);267
12.3.5;5. TRAINING;269
12.3.6;6. CLOSING REMARKS;272
12.4;CHAPTER 20. CONTRIBUTION TO PANEL DISCUSSION ON TRAINING STATISTICIANS FOR EMPLOYMENT IN INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT;274
12.4.1;REFERENCES;298
12.5;CHAPTER 21. DISCUSSION ON TRAINING STATISTICIANS FOR EMPOLYMENT IN INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT;300
12.5.1;REFERENCE;303
12.6;CHAPTER 22. DISCUSSION ON TRAINING STATISTICIANS FOR EMPLOYMENT IN INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT;304
12.7;CHAPTER 23. DISCUSSION; PANEL ON TRAINING STATISTICIANS FOR EMPLOYMENT IN INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT;310
12.7.1;INTRODUCTION;310
12.8;CHAPTER 24. DISCUSSION - TRAINING STATISTICIANS FOR EMPLOYMENT IN INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT;318
13;PART IV: The Role of Statistical Consulting in Graduate Training;326
13.1;CHAPTER 25. EXPERIENCE WITH A STUDENT CONSULTING SERVICE;328
13.1.1;1. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES;330
13.1.2;2. PROCEDURAL FEATURES USED BY THE SSCS;331
13.1.3;3. PHILOSOPHICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR STUDENT CONSULTANTS;335
13.1.4;4. NON-STATISTICAL PROBLEMS AND QUESTIONS ARISING IN THE SSCS;338
13.1.5;5. EVALUATION OF THE SSCS;341
13.1.6;REFERENCES ON STATISTICAL CONSULTING;342
13.2;CHAPTER 26. PRACTICING STATISTICS OR WHAT THEY FORGOT TO SAY IN THE CLASSROOM;344
13.2.1;ABSTRACT;344
13.2.2;1. KEEPING UP;345
13.2.3;2. STATISTICAL COMPUTING;348
13.2.4;3. THE PRACTICE OF CONSULTING;349
13.2.5;4. DATA GATHERING;350
13.2.6;5. DATA ANALYSIS;352
13.2.7;6. REPORT WRITING;357
13.2.8;7. OTHER REFERENCES;357
13.2.9;REFERENCES;357
13.2.10;APPENDIX A;358
13.3;CHAPTER 27. SOME ASPECTS OF TEACHING BIOSTATISTICAL CONSULTING;360
13.3.1;1. INTRODUCTION;360
13.3.2;2. THE SETTING;361
13.3.3;3. THE CLIENTELE;364
13.3.4;4. TYPES OF PROBLEMS;366
13.3.5;5. TRAINING THE STUDENT CONSULTANTS;369
13.3.6;6. QUALITY CONTROL;377
13.3.7;7. TYPES OF CLIENTS;378
13.3.8;8. CONCLUSION;378
13.4;CHAPTER 28. DISCUSSION OF REMARKS BY LYLE CALVIN, BRIAN JOINER AND GERALD VAN BELLE;384
13.4.1;REFERENCES;387
13.5;CHAPTER 29. STATISTICAL CONSULTING: REACTION AND COMMENTS;388
13.6;CHAPTER 30. THE ROLE OF STATISTICAL CONSULTING IN GRADUATE TRAINING A RESPONSE;392
13.6.1;REFERENCES;395
13.7;DISCUSSION;396
13.7.1;1. THE EDUCATION OF A CONSULTANT;396
13.7.2;2. THE SOURCE OF INNOVATION: PERVASIVE DISCONTENT;397
13.7.3;3. THE CALVIN PAPER;398
13.7.4;4. THE VAN BELLE PAPER;398
13.7.5;5. THE JOINER PAPER;401
13.7.6;6. A "DATAPEIA"?;401
13.7.7;7. A NEW LEAF - OR BETTER A COLLECTION OF NEW CHAPTERS;403
13.7.8;8. PRETENSIONS;404
13.7.9;9. TECHNOLOGY: THREE POINTS;405
13.7.10;REFERENCES;406
13.8;REJOINDER;408
13.9;REJOINDER;412
14;PART V: Statistics at the Open University, England;414
14.1;CHAPTER 31. STATISTICS TEACHING AT A DISTANCE;416
15;PART VI: Contributed Papers;440
15.1;CHAPTER 32. SOME EXAMPLES IN TEACHING BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION;442
15.1.1;1. INTRODUCTION;442
15.1.2;2. INDEPENDENCE OF CERTAIN EVENTS;442
15.1.3;3. EQUALITY OF TWO BINOMIALS;445
15.1.4;REFERENCES;447
15.2;CHAPTER 33. THE TEACHING OF STATISTICS TO NON-MAJORS AND THE PRESERVATION OF STATISTICS AS A MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE;448
15.2.1;ABSTRACT;448
15.2.2;1. INTRODUCTION;449
15.2.3;2. SUGGESTED COURSE OUTLINE FOR AN INTRODUCTORY SERVICE COURSE IN STATISTICS;449
15.2.4;3. SOME SUGGESTIONS ON THE ACTUAL TEACHING OF A SERVICE COURSE IN STATISTICS;452
15.2.5;4. WHO SHOULD TEACH A SERVICE COURSE IN STATISTICS AND THE PRESERVATION OF STATISTICS AS A MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE;455
15.2.6;5. CONCLUSIONS;457
15.2.7;REFERENCES;458
15.3;CHAPTER 34. COMPARATIVE EXPERIMENTATION: SOME PRINCIPLES AND PRESCRIPTIONS;460
15.3.1;ABSTRACT;460
15.3.2;1. INTRODUCTION;461
15.3.3;2. THE FOUNDATIONS OF BELIEVABILITY;462
15.3.4;3. THE GENERAL ANATOMY;465
15.3.5;4. THREE CLASSES OF EXPERIMENTS;475
15.3.6;5. CONCLUDING REMARKS;478
15.3.7;REFERENCES;479
15.4;CHAPTER 35. SOME ADVANTAGES OF INDIVIDUALLY GENERATED DATA SETS IN STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY COURSES;482
15.5;CHAPTER 36. THE EFFECT OF TEACHING IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUES ON STUDENT EVALUATION IN STATISTICAL METHODS COURSES;488
15.5.1;REFERENCES;493
15.6;CHAPTER 37. THE USE OF AUDIO TAPES FOR SUPPLEMENTAL STUDY;496
15.7;CHAPTER 38. THE ROLE OF MICROCOMPUTERS IN STATISTICAL COMPUTING;502
15.7.1;REFERENCES;512
15.8;CHAPTER 39. A GRADUATE LEVEL SERVICE COURSE IN NONPARAMETRIC METHODS: THE TECHNIQUE OF SUBJECT MATTER REPORTS USING A COMPUTER PACKAGE;514
15.8.1;1. INTRODUCTION;514
15.8.2;2. CHRONOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;516
15.8.3;3. DESCRIPTION OF REPORTS;518
15.9;CHAPTER 40. CLIENT - CONSULTANT INTERACTION;520
15.9.1;1. INTRODUCTION;520
15.9.2;2. A COMMUNICATION MODEL;521
15.9.3;3. THE CLIENT'S FEELINGS;522
15.9.4;4. WALK DON'T RUN;522
15.9.5;5. APPLICATION TO STATISTICAL CONSULTING;523
15.9.6;6. MOVING FORWARD CAUTIOUSLY;523
15.9.7;7. PROBLEM SOLVING;524
15.9.8;8. CONSULTANT'S AND CLIENT'S ROLES;525
15.9.9;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;526
15.10;CHAPTER 41. UTILIZATION OF THE LOCAL MEDIA IN AN INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS COURSE;528
15.10.1;1. INTRODUCTION;528
15.10.2;2. METHODS;529
15.10.3;3. EVALUATION;531
15.10.4;4. DISCUSSION;532
15.11;CHAPTER 42. TEACHING STATISTICAL CONSULTING: STATISTICAL AND NON-STATISTICAL ASPECTS;534
15.11.1;1. BACKGROUND;535
15.11.2;2. VIDEOTAPES OF EXPERIENCED CONSULTANTS;539
15.11.3;3. OBSERVATIONS OF ACTUAL CONSULTING SESSIONS;541
15.11.4;4. READING IN THE STATISTICAL LITERATURE;542
15.11.5;5. ROLE PLAYING;543
15.11.6;6. DISCUSSIONS WITH NON-UNIVERSITY CONSULTANTS;545
15.11.7;7. CONSULTATION WITH ACTUAL CLIENTS AND SUPERVISION;545
15.11.8;7. ORAL AND WRITTEN REPORTS FOR CLIENTS;551
15.11.9;8. CONCLUSION;551
15.11.10;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;552
15.11.11;REFERENCES;552
15.12;CHAPTER 43. DISCUSSION OF TEACHING STATISTICAL CONSULTING: STATISTICAL AND NON-STATISTICAL ASPECTS BY DOUGLAS A. ZAHN;554
15.13;CHAPTER 44. THE EVOLUTION OF SUPERVISED STATISTICAL CONSULTING AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY: A RESPONSE TO THE REVIEW OF JAMES R. BOEN;558
15.13.1;1. STARTING THE SUPERVISED CONSULTING COURSE;558
15.13.2;2. ESTABLISHING CONTACT WITH PSYCHOLOGISTS;559
15.13.3;3. EARNING COLLEAGUE ACCEPTANCE;561
15.13.4;4. VIDEOTAPING;563
15.13.5;5. EVALUATION;565
15.13.6;REFERENCES;565