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JSM 2002 Abstract #301342
Activity Number: 50
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Sunday, August 11, 2002 : 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Education*
Abstract - #301342
Title: Statistical Consulting Courses for Undergraduates: Fortune or Folly?
Author(s): K. Boomer*+ and Brian Jersky and Andrea Piccinin and Neal Rogness
Affiliation(s): Pennsylvania State University and Sonoma State University and Pennsylvania State University and Grand Valley State University
Address: 323 Thomas Building, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA
Keywords: undergraduate education ; statistical consulting
Abstract:

This session will involve an overview of three undergraduate-level statistical consulting courses being taught at institutions of different size (small, medium, and large) and focus. 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.

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