Statistical Consulting Courses for Undergraduates: Fortune or Folly?


Authors: 
KB Boomer, Neal Rogness, and Brian Jersky
Volume: 
15(3)
Pages: 
online
Year: 
2007
Publisher: 
Journal of Statistics Education
URL: 
http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v15n3/boomer.html
Abstract: 

This article presents an overview of three undergraduate-level statistical consulting courses being taught at institutions of different size (small, medium, and large). Topics that will be discussed include the evolution of these courses, thoughts on what makes such courses successful, potential pitfalls to watch for, the necessary minimal skills students should have to be successful in the courses, and thoughts on where these courses should appear in a statistics curriculum. This paper will provide an overview of the similarities and differences in the way applied consulting courses are presented within the three undergraduate programs.

The CAUSE Research Group is supported in part by a member initiative grant from the American Statistical Association’s Section on Statistics and Data Science Education

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