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Activity Number:
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412
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Type:
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Roundtables
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 6, 2008 : 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 - #302690 |
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Title:
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Broadening the Undergraduate Statistics Curriculum
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Author(s):
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Deborah Nolan*+
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Companies:
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University of California, Berkeley
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Address:
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Dept of Statistics, Berkeley, CA, 94720-3860,
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Keywords:
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Education ; Computing
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Abstract:
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The statistics curriculum has not kept pace with the practice of statistics. We will discuss ways to design syllabi, starting from scratch, making use of the large collection of computational tools and statistical experiences at our disposal. We advocate embracing computing as an essential building block of statistical creativity and practice. If our students are facile with computing, they will be in a position to work on interesting topical scientific problems.
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- The address information is for the authors that have a + after their name.
- Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
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