Introduction to Statistical Consulting

Javier Cabrera () and Andrew McDougall ()
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Javier Cabrera: Rutgers University, Busch Campus, Department of Statistics
Andrew McDougall: Montclair State University, CSAM-Statistics

Chapter 1 in Statistical Consulting, 2002, pp 3-25 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract “What is statistics?” is a question often addressed at the beginning of a statistical text, which may partly explain why there is a need for statistical consultants: everybody skips to the next chapter only to be greeted by probability theory. So, what is statistical consulting then? Ultimately, it is about communication since the answer to the first question is that statistics is about any problem, in any field of study, that involves random variation. Of course, this does mean every field of study and problem necessarily falls into this category, but c’est la vie — we can accept that.

Keywords: Control Chart; Statistical Consultant; Expert Witness; Work Item; Acceptance Sampling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-3663-2_1

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