Abstract #301035

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JSM 2003 Abstract #301035
Activity Number: 231
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 5, 2003 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Council of Chapters
Abstract - #301035
Title: Recruiting the Next Generation of Statisticians
Author(s): Wendy Rotz*+ and William H. Swallow*+ and J. Lynn Palmer*+
Companies: Ernst & Young, LLP and North Carolina State University and University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Address: 1225 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC, 20036-2604, Dept. of Statistics, Raleigh, NC, 27695-8203, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 8, Houston, TX, 77030-4009,
Keywords: career ; education ; quantitative literacy ; QL
Abstract:

How do we interest students in statistics? Where do we get the next generation of statisticians? From quantitative literacy in K-12, Career Days, and introductory college courses, what can we do to entice students into pursuing statistical degrees?

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