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Activity Number: 412
Type: Roundtables
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 6, 2008 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Education
Abstract - #301482
Title: Statistical Outreach: How Statisticians in Industry and Academia Can Reach Out to Secondary Educators and High-School Students
Author(s): Cynthia A. Gargano*+
Companies: Merck & Co., Inc.
Address: UG1D-44, P.O. Box 1000, North Wales, PA, 19454,
Keywords: outreach ; AP statistics ; students ; high school ; teachers
Abstract:

As statisticians in academia and industry, it is our duty to inform teachers and students about exciting opportunities in the statistics field. In addition, high-school statistics teachers welcome the assistance and consultation of statistics professionals. High-school statistics teachers face many challenges, including how to completely cover AP exam material and how to convince college entrance boards that AP Statistics is as valuable, if not more so, than calculus. However, it is often a challenge to coordinate and focus these outreach efforts. Academia and industry statisticians face difficulties coordinating outreach meeting times, discussion topics, and narrowing the focus of the outreach. The purpose of this roundtable will be for people to share ideas about outreach: what has worked in the past, what has not worked in the past, and what may work in the future.

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