MORE THAN JUST NUMBERS: CHALLENGES FOR PROFESSIONAL STATISTICIANS

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 362-375
Author(s):  
CLAIRE CAMERON ◽  
ELLA IOSUA ◽  
MATTHEW PARRY ◽  
ROSALINA RICHARDS ◽  
CHRYSTAL JAYE
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Statistics Education ◽  
Statistical Literacy ◽  
Workforce Shortage ◽  
Research Journal ◽  
Qualitative Survey ◽  
The People ◽  
The Future

This paper describes a qualitative survey of professional statisticians carried out in New Zealand in 2014. The aim of the study was to find out if the issues this group faced were consistent with those identified in the literature. The issues identified were integrity, legitimacy, isolation, workforce shortage, communication, and marginalisation. They represent points of frustration for statisticians that may impact on the future of the profession as it responds to increasing demands and higher expectations. We found that these issues resonated for many of the statisticians included in our study and we have discussed a number of strategies to address them. They include raising our profile, attracting a broader range of people to the profession, increasing our communication skills, raising the statistical literacy of the people we work with, and a commitment to making it easy to engage with our colleagues. First published November 2017 at Statistics Education Research Journal Archives

scholarly journals STATISTICAL LITERACY AS THE EARTH MOVES

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-37
Author(s):  
CHRIS J. WILD
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Statistics Education ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Data Display ◽  
Statistical Literacy ◽  
Bob Dylan ◽  
Research Journal ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The Times ◽  
Seismic Forces

“The Times They Are a-Changin’” says the old Bob Dylan song. But it is not just the times that are a-changin’. For statistical literacy, the very earth is moving under our feet (apologies to Carole King). The seismic forces are (i) new forms of communication and discourse and (ii) new forms of data, data display and human interaction with data. These upheavals in the worlds of communication and data are ongoing. If anything, the pace of change is accelerating. And with it, what it means to be statistically literate is also changing. So how can we tell what is important? We will air some enduring themes and guiding principles. First published May 2017 at Statistics Education Research Journal Archives

SERJ 2019 REFEREES

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
JENNIFER J. KAPLAN
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Statistics Education ◽  
The Past ◽  
Statistics Education Research ◽  
Research Journal ◽  
The People

Acknowledgment: We are grateful to the people who acted as referees for the Statistics Education Research Journal in the past year. First published November 2019 at Statistics Education Research Journal Archives  

scholarly journals SERJ 2012 REFEREES

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 128
Author(s):  
ROBERT DELMAS ◽  
PETER PETOCZ
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Statistics Education ◽  
Statistics Education Research ◽  
Research Journal ◽  
The People

Acknowledgment: We are grateful to the people who acted as referees for all issues of the Statistics Education Research Journal published this year. First published November 2012 at Statistics Education Research Journal: Archives

scholarly journals SERJ 2011 REFEREES

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
ROBERT DELMAS ◽  
PETER PETOCZ
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Statistics Education ◽  
Statistics Education Research ◽  
Research Journal ◽  
The People

Acknowledgment: We are grateful to the people who acted as referees for all issues of the Statistics Education Research Journal published this year. First published November 2011 at Statistics Education Research Journal: Archives

SERJ 2017 REFEREES

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 523-524
Author(s):  
MANFRED BOROVCNIK ◽  
MAXINE PFANNKUCH
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Statistics Education ◽  
Statistics Education Research ◽  
Research Journal ◽  
The People

Acknowledgment: We are grateful to the people who acted as referees for all issues of the Statistics Education Research Journal published this year. First published November 2017 at Statistics Education Research Journal: Archives

scholarly journals SERJ 2016 REFEREES

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 265
Author(s):  
MANFRED BOROVCNIK ◽  
PETER PETOCZ ◽  
MAXINE PFANNKUCH
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Statistics Education ◽  
Statistics Education Research ◽  
Research Journal ◽  
The People

Acknowledgment: We are grateful to the people who acted as referees for all issues of the Statistics Education Research Journal published this year. First published November 2016 at Statistics Education Research Journal: Archives

scholarly journals CALL FOR PAPERS: RESEARCH ON STATISTICAL LITERACY

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-14
Author(s):  
MAXINE PFANNKUCH ◽  
PETER PETOCZ ◽  
ROBERT DELMAS
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Statistics Education ◽  
Statistical Literacy ◽  
Statistics Education Research ◽  
Research Journal

First published November 2014 at Statistics Education Research Journal Archives

scholarly journals STATISTICAL LITERACY IN PUBLIC DEBATE – EXAMPLES FROM THE UK 2015 GENERAL ELECTION

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 217-227
Author(s):  
PHOEBE ARNOLD
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Statistics Education ◽  
Case Histories ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
Statistical Literacy ◽  
Research Journal ◽  
The Media ◽  
Fact Checking ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Full Fact

Full Fact is an independent, non-partisan fact-checking charity. A particular focus is the analysis of factual claims in political debate in the UK; for example, fact-checking claims and counterclaims made during Prime Minister’s questions. Facts do not appear in a vacuum as they are often used as key elements in an effort to make a coherent argument. This paper describes a number of case histories where facts are disputed, drawn from our election work, to give an overview of the contemporary state of statistical literacy among politicians and the media. Common pitfalls in politicians’ claims are set out, along with descriptions of our attempts to close the communication gap between different communities. First published May 2017 at Statistics Education Research Journal Archives

scholarly journals STATISTICAL LITERACY IN DATA REVOLUTION ERA: BUILDING BLOCKS AND INSTRUCTIONAL DILEMMAS

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-43
Author(s):  
THEODOSIA PRODROMOU
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Statistics Education ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Knowledge Bases ◽  
Data Modelling ◽  
Statistical Literacy ◽  
Research Journal ◽  
Large Scale Data ◽  
Scale Data

The data revolution has given citizens access to enormous large-scale open databases. In order to take into account the full complexity of data, we have to change the way we think in terms of the nature of data and its availability, the ways in which it is displayed and used, and the skills that are required for its interpretation. Substantial changes in the content and processes involved in statistics education are needed. This paper calls for the introduction of new pedagogical constructs and principles needed in the age of the data revolution. The paper deals with a new construct of statistical literacy. We describe principles and dispositions that will become the building blocks of our pedagogical model. Our model suggests that effective engagement with large-scale data, modelling and interpretation situations requires the presence of knowledge-bases as well as supporting dispositions. First published May 2017 at Statistics Education Research Journal Archives

scholarly journals SERJ 2014 REFEREES

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 236-237
Author(s):  
MAXINE PFANNKUCH ◽  
PETER PETOCZ ◽  
ROBERT DELMAS
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Statistics Education ◽  
The Past ◽  
Statistics Education Research ◽  
Research Journal ◽  
The People

Acknowledgment: We are grateful to the people who acted as referees for the Statistics Education Research Journal in the past year. First published November 2014 at Statistics Education Research Journal Archives  

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