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 | | Statistical Consulting: A Guide to Effective Communication by Janice Derr ISBN-10: 9780534362287 ISBN-10: 0-534-36228-1 ISBN-13: 9780534362287 ISBN-13: 978-0-534-36228-7 Hardcover 1999-12-14 Duxbury Press Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Dr. Janice Derr covers all aspects of statistical consulting. Using text and video, she integrates three themes that form the perspective of the book. First, a statistician should treat each client as a potential collaborator. Second, diversity must be appreciated. Students will see a variety of cultures, styles of communication and negotiation, and learning preferences in the book. Third, experienced statisticians and clients must work together in the process of training statistical consultants. On the CD-ROM, video segments bring the material to life and cover each aspect of statistical consulting by demonstrating good and bad techniques. | ||
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Statisticians meet People Modern statistics programs in universities rightly give heavy weight to the development of technical ability and understanding. However, many of those graduating from such programs need inter-personal skills to communicate with scientists who are not statisticians. Dr. Derr's book and accompanying video help the reader to develop such skills in a series of meaningful exercises. The book is also designed for use as in a graduate statistics course in consulting. Statistics departments in universities that do not yet have such courses should start one, and will find this text an admirable basis for such an endeavor. | ||