Title: Teaching the Past, Present, and Future of Statistics

Abstract:  In 2014 Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) published a book entitled "Past, Present, and Future of Statistical Science" that contains 52 short chapters contributed by past winners of one of the COPSS Awards.  The goal of the book (which is freely downloadable from the COPSS website or http://tinyurl.com/copss-ppf) was to "showcase the breadth and vibrancy of statistics, to describe current challenges and new opportunities, to highlight the exciting future of statistical science, and to provide guidance for future generations of statisticians (page xvii)."  In this webinar, I will describe how these chapters were integrated into a theoretical statistics course to help students see the big picture and potential for statistics.

Logistics: The webinar will be conducted using the GoToWebinar software platform. A computer with internet access is all you need. GoToWebinar offers audio participation through your computer microphone.  For participants in the US and Canada, if you prefer the telephone for audio participation, this feature is also available.