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Abstract #304584

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Activity Number:	422
Type:	Luncheons
Date/Time:	Wednesday, August 10, 2005 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
Sponsor:	SSC
Abstract - #304584
Title:	The Canadian Model for Accreditation of Professional Statisticians
Author(s):	Judy-Anne Chapman*+
Companies:	Statistical Society of Canada
Address:	11 Dayman Court, Kitchener Ontario, ON, N2M 3A1, Canada
Keywords:	accreditation ; certification ; professional statistician
Abstract:	This roundtable will consider the Statistical Society of Canada's (SSC) model for accrediting individual professional statisticians and the plans for accrediting university programs. An interface with the American Statistical Association (ASA) also is possible, as the discussion leader is a member of the ASA Task Force chaired by Mary Batcher. Since 1993, some form of certification or accreditation of professional statisticians has been adopted in the UK, Australia, and Canada. United States initiatives along such lines did not succeed in 1993--1994. The issues affecting our discipline, and particularly the future outlook for professional statisticians, would seem similar on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border. The SSC offers two levels of accreditation: Professional Statistician (P.Stat.) and Associate Statistician (A.Stat.). These qualifications are intended to convey that the holder has achieved a certain level of professional competence in the understanding and application of statistical methods and maintains a high level of ethical practice. The SSC web site (www.ssc.ca) and two brochures advertise the existence of accreditation.

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