Section on Statistical Education Mission Statement

Statistics is the science of learning from data. Our mission is to promote the teaching and learning of statistics at any level for any audience. Specifically we will:

• Advise the Association on the educational elements of the ASA strategic plan, including the need for education on the role and value of statisticians to the following audiences:
  • Management in business and government
  • Professionals such as journalists, lawyers and medical personnel
  • Public policy makers at state, national and international levels
  • K-12 policy makers, administrators and teachers
  • Academic non-statisticians
• Promote research and practice to improve statistics education and statistical literacy
• Support the dissemination of professional development and funding opportunities, teaching resources and research findings in statistical education.
• Improve the pipeline from K-12 through colleges to statistics professionals.

Outcomes:

• Help ASA achieve strategic goals, in collaboration with external entities
• Expanded professional development opportunities
• Improved teaching
• Improved cooperation between statistics education researchers and practitioners in their role as statistics educators
• Improved pipeline

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