?       “Issue” Questions  ?
  • Is Mathematical Statistics = Theory of Statistics?
  • Expert vs Practitioner vs Generalist
          different stats education?
  • Motivation for practitioner grps?
  • What undergrad course sequences?
    – for practitioners
    – for experts
  • Motivation for Stats Instructors?
          Implications for Stats Course Taxonomy
 ?        Some Questions    ?
  • Is Mathematical Statistics = Theory of Statistics?
  • Expert vs Practitioner vs Generalist
      different stats education?
  • Motivation for practitioner grps?
  • What undergrad course sequences?
    –for practitioners
    –for experts
  • Motivation for Stats Instructors?
   Basic Theory:  More than Math?
  • Obs Study vs Experiment
  • Distributions: Averages and Variability
  • Random Sampling, Estimation
  • Independence (and dependence)
  • Time Series
  • Statistical Significance
      Example:  Dependence
  When does a portfolio of stocks have enough 
   independence to provide stability of return?
       One needs to understand the 
     dependence-independence concept
     A & B independent -> P(A&B)=P(A)*P(B) 
          is not enough
   Basic Theory:  More than Math?
  • Obs Study vs Experiment
  • Distributions: Averages and Variability
  • Random Sampling, Estimation
  • Independence (and dependence)
  • Time Series
  • Statistical Significance
       Theory = 
       Generally Applicable Concepts
       (Much more than Mathematics)