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Activity Number:
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149
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 7, 2006 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Education
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| Abstract - #307557 |
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Title:
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Attracting the Brightest Students into Statistics
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Author(s):
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Greg Taylor*+
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Companies:
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Winston-Salem State University
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Address:
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132 Reynolds Center, Winston-Salem, NC, 27110,
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Keywords:
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education ; k-12 ; co-curricular ; problem solving
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Abstract:
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The most capable problem solvers are highly sought after by many scientific, engineering, and mathematics-related disciplines, including statistics. Approaches to attracting young minds taken by these disciplines and the on-going efforts of the statistics community are rapidly changing. Many fields, including theoretical mathematics are creating awareness and interest through problem solving communities and co-curricular activities. Many of these activities provide young participants with realistic notions of the types of problems faced by professionals within specific disciplines. Adopting the best of these practices within the statistics community will attract talented youth.
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