Statistics at Liberal Arts Colleges |
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Authors: | Thomas L. Moore Rosemary A. Roberts |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Mathematics , Grinnell College , Grinnell , IA , 50112 , USA;2. Department of Mathematics , Bowdoin College , Brunswick , ME , 04011 , USA |
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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. |
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Keywords: | Adult education Critical reading Numeracy Official statistics Statistics education |
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