By Ralph G. O'Brien Keynote Address for the 14th Annual Kansas State University Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture April 2002 Today’s ideal statistical scientist develops and maintains a broad range of technical skills and personal qualities in four domains: (1) numeracy, in mathematics and numerical computing; (2) articulacy and people skills; (3) literacy, … [Read more...] about The Completely Sufficient Statistician
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Never Say ‘No’
This article appeared in the first STATtr@k column in Amstat News, the membership magazine of the American Statistical Association. Featured here are two personal accounts written by recent statistics graduates. First, Andrew Cron, a second-year PhD student in statistical science at Duke University, discovers how taking risks can lead to success. Then, Gabrielle Rossetti, a … [Read more...] about Never Say ‘No’