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Activity Number:
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436
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Type:
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Roundtables
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 1, 2007 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Education
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| Abstract - #308469 |
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Title:
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Statistics and Research Design: Oil and Vinegar?
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Author(s):
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Seth Hirshorn*+
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Companies:
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University of Michigan-Dearborn
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Address:
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D21 FCS 19000 Hubbard Drive, Dearborn, MI, 48105,
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Keywords:
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Proposals ; Research Design ; Data Analysis ; Evaluation ; Education ; Statistics
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Abstract:
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The education of statisticians and researchers divides the subjects of data analysis and research methodology into separate seminars using texts dedicated to either statistics or methodology but not both. Textbooks are focused on one or the other but fail to integrate the two in ways that "work" in the real world of research and evaluation. The intersection of these is many times a "tipping point" for proposal reviewers, yet overlooked by proposal writers. In this context we will discuss how statistics and research data area successfully integrated in developing proposals. We will also consider how statistics and methodology seminars may be transformed resulting in an integration of these subjects. Members of the community with an interest and/or experience in such an "integrated approach" - case studies, especially, are invited and welcomed.
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