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Activity Number:
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1
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Sunday, August 3, 2008 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Computing
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| Abstract - #300268 |
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Title:
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Computing in the Nonintroductory Statistics Classes
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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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statistical computing ; undergraduate program ; curriculum development
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Abstract:
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Our current undergraduate curriculum often omits the important area of computational literacy and data technologies which is becoming increasingly more important for all aspects of the practice of data analysis and statistics. We will outline approaches to bringing these topics into the statistics curriculum, either by introducing new focused classes or by integrating topics into existing classes. We will discuss our experiences in doing this over the previous four years. We firmly believe that essential computational skills provides an enormous value-added to our students and excites and empowers them to be able to approach data problems in an involved, fun and creative rather than in a formulaic, old-fashioned manner.
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