大数据时代的统计教育

2014年11月，美国统计学会适应大数据时代的要求，发布了统计学本科专业指导性教学纲要。而在2013年，我国统计类本科专业刚刚进行了一次较大调整，目前的专业课程设置和教学内容改革还处于探索阶段。美国统计学会发布的这份指导性教学纲要对于推进我国统计类本科专业教育改革具有重要借鉴意义。本文首先概括性地介绍了美国统计学会发布的统计学本科专业指导性教学纲要的核心内容，包括统计专业本科生应该掌握的基本技能和应该修读的主要课程，然后分析了我国统计类本科专业教育存在的问题，并提出了在大数据时代改进我国统计类本科专业教育的几点建议。

Statistical Education in the Age of Big Data

In November 2014,American Statistical Association (ASA) published guidelines for undergraduate programs in statistical science to meet the age of big data. In 2013, a significant change was made for statistical undergraduate programs in China. The current curricula and teaching content of statistical undergraduate programs in China are still in the exploratory stage, so the guidelines published by ASA are valuable for statistical education reform in China. The article summarizes the key points of ASA guidelines, including basic skills and main curricula for statistical majors, and then points out the problems of statistical undergraduate programs in China. At the end of the paper, it proposes some suggestions for improving the statistical undergraduate programs in China.