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Abstract Details
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Activity Number:
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104
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 2, 2010 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Consulting
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| Abstract - #306231 |
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Title:
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Are Statisticians Really That Ineffective? Overcoming Challenges in Statistical Communication
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Author(s):
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Erin Tanenbaum*+
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Companies:
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The Nielsen Company
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Address:
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8011 Trevor Place, Vienna, VA, 22182, USA
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Keywords:
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applied statistics ;
manage ;
communication ;
presenting ;
advanced degrees ;
analysis
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Abstract:
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Outside of academia, statisticians have a reputation as incompetent managers and lousy communicators. These stereotypes - whether actual or exaggerated - coupled with the "democratization of statistics" (analysts without advanced statistics degrees replacing statisticians) are holding statisticians back from being perceived as necessary in every organization. I will examine the problem and show techniques to improve communication. Lastly, I will review results of a communications experiment on statisticians.
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