Graduate Statistics Service Courses

This article describes our experience in, and recommendations for, teaching introductory statistics service courses to graduate students. Drawing on the student's research orientation, the instructor can present statistics as a valuable component of the scientific method, using examples from the student's particular discipline(s). Statistically qualified course instructors may be affiliated with statistics or other departments, and the course may be offered within any department. Course goals can range from training students to function independently as statistical analysts in future research to training students to consult a qualified statistician about design and analysis issues.     

The Challenges in Developing an Online Applied Statistics Program: Lessons Learned at Penn State University

Numerous professional fields have an increasing need for individuals trained in statistics and other quantitative analysis techniques. Today there exists great potential to fulfill this need by providing opportunities through online learning. However, to provide a high-quality education for returning adult professionals seeking advanced degrees in applied statistics online, many challenges need to be overcome. Based on our experience developing Penn State University’s online program in applied statistics, we discuss the evolution of the program’s curriculum, recruitment and development of online faculty, and meeting the requirements of students as important areas that require consideration in the development of an online program. We also highlight program evaluation strategies employed to ensure innovation and improvement in online education as cornerstones to a program’s success.     

Statistics in the elementary school

This paper discusses the role of statistics within an interdisciplinary program on real problem solving in elementary schools (through grade 8). We first describe some general features of the USMES (Unified Science and Mathematics for Elementary Schools) curriculum and some situations where the application of statistical principles and techniques can enter the program. Then we present our ideas concerning the kinds of statistical methods that are appropriate in this environment, and we discuss the use of this material with both elementary school students and elementary     

Teaching Elementary Bayesian Statistics with Real Applications in Science

University courses in elementary statistics are usually taught from a frequentist perspective. In this paper I suggest how such courses can be taught using a Bayesian approach, and I indicate why beginning students are well served by a Bayesian course. A principal focus of any good elementary course is the application of statistics to real and important scientific problems. The Bayesian approach fits neatly with a scientific focus. Bayesians take a larger view, and one not limited to data analysis. In particular, the Bayesian approach is subjective, and requires assessing prior probabilities. This requirement forces users to relate current experimental evidence to other available information–-including previous experiments of a related nature, where “related” is judged subjectively. I discuss difficulties faced by instructors and students in elementary Bayesian courses, and provide a sample syllabus for an elementary Bayesian course.     

社会经济统计学与数理统计学的比较

多年来,在统计学界关于社会经济统计学与数理统计学的“是非”问题一直争论不休,本文通过对这两种统计学在研究对象、研究范围和内容,以及二者的发展与创新机理和研究理论几个方面的比较,阐述了保持两门统计学并存的必要性。     

Teaching statistics to elementary school students

We describe a short special statistics program presented to 24 students, ages 8 to II years, selected for their ability in mathematics. The contentof the program of the reactionsof the students are reviewed. we found that young studentscan grasp; understand and retainsimple statistical notionwhen inspired by gamesor newspaper or articals and that special programs; such as this one can help to improve studentsattitude towards mathematics in particularand school in general. ofofofancs^r-tionQf the students ars reviewed. We found that young students can grasp, understand, and retain simple statistical notions when inspired by games or newspaper articles and that special programs, such as this one, can help to improve students' attitudes toward mathematics in particular and school in general     

Multiple Window Discrete Scan Statistics

In this article, multiple scan statistics of variable window sizes are derived for independent and identically distributed 0-1 Bernoulli trials. Both one and two dimensional, as well as, conditional and unconditional cases are treated. The advantage in using multiple scan statistics, as opposed to single fixed window scan statistics, is that they are more sensitive in detecting a change in the underlying distribution of the observed data. We show how to derive simple approximations for the significance level of these testing procedures and present numerical results to evaluate their performance.     

Projects in Introductory Statistics Courses

Introductory statistics courses should incorporate unstructured projects where students themselves generate the problems they choose to study, gather their own data, analyze the information using suitable computer software, and communicate their findings in a report. This article describes my experience with projects in the context of a large lecture course where projects are carried out in groups. Special problems that arise with group projects are discussed. Several successful student projects are described.     

试论建立健全统计之行政程序

进一步增强行政程序意识、加强行政程序的建设，是政府部门的一项十分重要的任务。在当前，作为政府部门的统计机构，注重行政程序的建立和健全工作，并认真依照行政程序开展各项统计活动显得尤为重要。本文坚持理论联系实际的原则，对统计行政程序的含义、建立健全统计行政程序的重要意义、统计行政行为决策程序和统计行政程序建立健全中的若干关键问题等方面进行了初步的探讨，对于深入推进统计部门的依法行政具有一定的参考价值。     

推断统计学起源探析——谨以此文悼祭一代统计学宗师陈希孺院士逝世三周年

从逻辑和历史两个角度对推断统计学的起源进行了尝试性的探索,通过对推断统计学概念的辨析以及历史事实的追溯,指出推断统计学的历史起源于1750年代。     

A Survey of the Teaching of Statistics in M.B.A. Programs

A survey of business schools was conducted to obtain information about the current state of the teaching of business statistics to students enrolled in M.B.A. degree programs. The survey was undertaken for and presented at a June 1986 conference on “Making Statistics More Effective in Schools of Business,” held at the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business. Information was elicited concerning both the required statistics sequence and elective statistics courses for M.B.A. students, as well as computer usage in these courses. This article summarizes the information obtained from the survey.     

中国国库统计改革

国库统计是政府对国民经济进行宏观管理，特别是制定相互协调的财政政策和货币金融政策的基本依据。近年来，随着人民银行体制与财政体制改革的深化，国库改革问题开始受到学术界与实际部门的重视，国库统计改革也相应被关注。而对中国国库统计问题的思考，必须置于转轨经济制度变革的背景下进行。从这个意义上讲，厘清国库统计制度的变迁，准确把握所面临的新的挑战，冷静审视国库统计的地位，并进一步明确国库统计改革的基本取向就显得非常迫切而且十分重要。     

Chinese Statistics

This article points out that the development of statistics in China is a part of the modernization process. It reviews the scope and the quality of Chinese statistics and discusses the statistics of consumption and national income in particular. The future prospects of Chinese statistics are also indicated.     

Major League Baseball Player Salaries: Bringing Realism into Introductory Statistics Courses

A dataset consisting of salaries of major league baseball players is published at the start of each season in USA Today, and is also made available on the Internet. It is argued that such an easily available dataset and those similar to it can be successfully used by students in a first statistics course for an interesting introduction to data analysis through summary measures and graphical displays. Such an approach is most natural for many students because of a strong interest in sports and economics. Other statistical ideas can be explored as a natural consequence of the discussions that ensue from such an analysis.     

Statistics for Quality and Productivity: A New Graduate-Level Statistics Course

The growing popular realization that American product quality and productivity are no longer without challenge for world leadership presents an opportunity for the American statistical community to make stronger contributions to sound industrial practice than it has in the past. Management consultants, such as Deming and Juran, are promoting philosophies that contain strong statistical components and are being heard by top U.S. executives. There are thus growing opportunities for industrial statisticians. Upon reviewing the content of typical graduate-level statistical quality control courses and books in the light of the present situation, we find them to be inadequate and in some cases to suffer from inappropriate emphases. In this article we discuss our perceptions of what is needed in the way of a new graduate-level course in statistics for quality and productivity (SQP). We further offer for discussion a syllabus for such a course (which is a modification of one used at Iowa State in the 1983 spring semester), some comments on how specific topics might be approached, and also a partially annotated list of references for material that we believe belongs in a modern SQP course.     

数据大集中环境下的统计生产流程再造

随着中国经济结构的不断调整和经济现象的日益复杂化,现有政府统计面临极大的挑战。基于此,以制度领域、技术领域和管理领域的数据大集中为核心架构,构建一种新型的政府统计数据大集中环境,并依托该环境对中国政府统计生产流程进行再造。     

Extreme Value Analysis for Progressively Type-II Censored Order Statistics

An account to extreme value theory for progressively Type-II censored order statistics is presented which enables us to handle limit laws for upper and lower extreme, intermediate and central progressively Type-II censored order statistics within one framework. We illustrate that the extreme value analysis for progressively Type-II censored order statistics is connected to limit laws for sums of independent but not-identically distributed exponential random variables. Moreover, we show that the limits are transformations of extreme value distributions and illustrate the connection to extreme value analysis for order statistics.     

The Many Facets of Statistics Education: 175 Years of Common Themes

The American Statistical Association's primary founder, Lemuel Shattuck, was driven by a passion for collecting and disseminating accurate information on vital statistics, public health, and other statistically related concerns. The 175th anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect on the education-related reasons ASA was founded and what it has done in education since its founding, especially in the past 25 years since the 150th anniversary. An examination of early and more recent issues of the ASA's journals reveals some common themes that have recurred over the past 175 years. We discuss what those themes are and what the ASA is doing to address them currently, and then conclude by discussing what ASA members can do to help.     

加入WTO后我国统计调查面临的挑战和对策

加入WTO后我国统计调查面临新的机遇和挑战。近年,统计调查的无限制在一些地方成了一种公害,其中各地政府部门统计也出现了“多、乱、陋、杂”现象,规范统计调查势在必行。规范统计调查,就是要完善统计系统,提高透明度,加速与国际经济制度接轨,在宏观经济统计上实行国际通行的标准。     

关于“在地统计”若干问题的思考

文章从实施"在地统计"改革的动因、改革的本质以及各级统计部门职能、"在地统计"改革中关键问题、数据分割、基数确定以及改革弊端等几方面进行探讨,提出了城市开展"在地统计"改革的具体建议和方法.