Statistics at Liberal Arts Colleges
- 1 May 1989
- journal article
- general
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The American Statistician
- Vol. 43 (2) , 80-85
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00031305.1989.10475621
Abstract
Statisticians and others who teach statistics at liberal arts colleges enjoy opportunities and encounter difficulties that are unique to the liberal arts setting. In July 1987 a small group of statisticians participated in a workshop at which discussion focused on three major issues: statistics in the liberal arts, the teaching of statistics, and the role of a statistician at a liberal arts college. By summarizing our discussion in this report we hope to provide support for statisticians at liberal arts colleges and to initiate discussion directed toward giving statistics education a prominent position in the liberal arts curriculum.Keywords
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