Fall Seminar Series - October 28, 2004
University of Minnesota
School of Statistics
College of Liberal Arts

Statistical Packages, Statistical Practice, and Teaching Statistics

Sanford Weisberg
School of Statistics
University of Minnesota

Thursday, October 28, 2004
3:30 PM, 115 Ford Hall
Minneapolis, East Bank Campus
Social at 3:00 PM, 300 Ford Hall

Abstract

The three topics of this talk, statistical packages, statistical practice, and teaching statistics, are closely related. I will explore the connections between the three, and discuss whether packages and our teaching mesh with the needs of those who need to use statistical methods in their own work.