E. Crivisqui, Stefano Abruzzini, Carlos Marcos Batista
{"title":"How to overcome the gap between the available statistical methods and their effective use by researchers in social sciences. A few thoughts about the experience in the PRESTA programme","authors":"E. Crivisqui, Stefano Abruzzini, Carlos Marcos Batista","doi":"10.52041/srap.00402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52041/srap.00402","url":null,"abstract":"PRESTA is a training programme in applied statistics for teachers and researchers in South American universities, sponsored by the European Union, which started in 1994. It was intended to make a convergent presentation of \"exploratory data analysis\" (in the Anglo-Saxon tradition) and \" data analysis\" (in the French tradition) to a \"critical mass\" of users. The seminars organised in its first quinquennium were attended by 2,500 researchers and teachers from about 300 universities. Working in the field, we soon realised the importance of the distance between the currently available statistical methods and their effective and potential uses. Therefore, the research programme is focused on the pedagogical contents and the institutional components of this \"gap\". In this paper, we summarise our experience with regard to the main factors that led to this situation and the strategies developed to solve it.","PeriodicalId":306178,"journal":{"name":"Training Researchers in the Use of Statistics IASE Roundtable Conference","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126197795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The teaching/learning process in university statistical consulting labs in the United States","authors":"Gabriella Belli","doi":"10.52041/srap.00501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52041/srap.00501","url":null,"abstract":"The main focus of this paper is on how statistics students are trained in consultancy skills, as well as on how faculty in charge of university statistical consulting units perceive the consultant's role in training researchers. An electronic survey of 106 USA departments was conducted. Results indicate a wide range of practices in how students consult and how they are trained in consulting skills, but much greater consistency in the belief that such training is essential to a statistician's education and about the problems faced by both student consultants and student clients. The consulting service was seen as a useful way for researchers to learn because they would be working on a problem or data set of interest to them. Respondents discussed the importance of collaboration, particularly as a goal for consulting relationships that would benefit both parties, with reciprocal teaching and learning.","PeriodicalId":306178,"journal":{"name":"Training Researchers in the Use of Statistics IASE Roundtable Conference","volume":"135 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133473046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A hands-on, interactive method of teaching statistics to agricultural researchers","authors":"D. Saville","doi":"10.52041/srap.00302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52041/srap.00302","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, I focus on two topics. The first topic is several day-long workshops, which I run annually for agricultural researchers. These cover the “linear model” methods, based upon the normal distribution, which are very commonly used by agricultural researchers. These methods are analysis of variance, regression and analysis of covariance. I describe the manner in which these workshops are run, cover the content of the workshops, describe the course evaluations, speculate upon why the workshops have proven to be popular, and attempt to draw conclusions. The second topic is a method of teaching linear model theory using N-dimensional geometry. This method has been successfully used for both second-year and graduate- level university statistics courses.","PeriodicalId":306178,"journal":{"name":"Training Researchers in the Use of Statistics IASE Roundtable Conference","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125463892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The statistical consultancy workshop as a pedagogical tool","authors":"J. Godino, C. Batanero, Ramón Gutiérrez Jaimez","doi":"10.52041/srap.00502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52041/srap.00502","url":null,"abstract":"In this article we present and analyse the results of three related experimental studies: (1) the use of statistics in a sample of mathematics education doctoral theses in Spain; (2) the attitudes towards data analysis and statistical consultancy by doctoral students in education; (3) the future statistics consultants perception of their competence for consultancy work. We also describe a project aimed to implement two didactical devices, which would improve the researchers' attitudes and use of statistics and the future consultants' competence. This project would serve to link together prospective consultants and clients within a Statistical Consultancy Unit at the Faculty of Education.","PeriodicalId":306178,"journal":{"name":"Training Researchers in the Use of Statistics IASE Roundtable Conference","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130326376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Training of statisticians and clinical researchers worldwide to collaborate as co-investigators within country clinical epidemiology units: the experience of the international clinical epidemiology network (INCLEN)","authors":"S. Bangdiwala, S. Muñoz","doi":"10.52041/srap.00401","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52041/srap.00401","url":null,"abstract":"Clinical researchers rely on biostatisticians in order to design, conduct and analyse observational and experimental studies involving populations of subjects. In many countries, trained biostatisticians are not readily available. There are many possible approaches to this problem, including educating the medical or health professional to be a researcher with an understanding of statistical methodologies, as well as training statisticians to be biostatisticians with an understanding of clinical considerations. The International Clinical Epidemiology Network (INCLEN) embarked on such an endeavour by creating clinical epidemiology units that included both approaches, trained clinical epidemiologists as well as biostatisticians. The specific statistical training needs of both types of students are described.","PeriodicalId":306178,"journal":{"name":"Training Researchers in the Use of Statistics IASE Roundtable Conference","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131677939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Learning from experience","authors":"F. Jolliffe","doi":"10.52041/srap.00503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52041/srap.00503","url":null,"abstract":"Training courses for researchers are discussed in some detail. The preparation of researchers and of statisticians for consulting sessions, and the opportunities such sessions provide for training, are considered.","PeriodicalId":306178,"journal":{"name":"Training Researchers in the Use of Statistics IASE Roundtable Conference","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134480757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Harraway, B. Manly, Hilary Sutherland, Allan McRae
{"title":"Meeting the statistical needs of researchers in the biological and health sciences","authors":"J. Harraway, B. Manly, Hilary Sutherland, Allan McRae","doi":"10.52041/srap.00301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52041/srap.00301","url":null,"abstract":"The results of a survey on the use of statistics in research in five subject areas representative of the biological and health sciences are reported. The main component of the survey is a review of statistical methods in 2927 research papers published during 1999 in 16 high impact journals from botany, ecology, food science, marine science and nutrition. A factor analysis establishes that research papers in the different subject areas use different methods. The opinions of research staff and postgraduate students working in these areas are also reported. To support these opinions we provide details of five postgraduate studies involving advanced statistical analyses, which have either resulted in publication or should result in publication in the near future. Discussion develops recommendations about topics important in a statistics curriculum for research students, where statistics courses should be taught, what is needed in terms of level of theory, the use of short courses and workshops, and the value of project work.","PeriodicalId":306178,"journal":{"name":"Training Researchers in the Use of Statistics IASE Roundtable Conference","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117210893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Statistical thinking for novice researchers in the biological sciences","authors":"Glenys Bishop, Mike Talbot","doi":"10.52041/srap.00303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52041/srap.00303","url":null,"abstract":"Postgraduate students from non-statistical disciplines often have trouble designing their first experiment, survey or observational study, particularly if their supervisor does not have a statistical background. Such students often present their results to a statistical consultant hoping that a suitable analysis will rescue a poorly designed study. Unfortunately, it is often too late by that stage. A statistical consultant is best able to help a student who has some grasp of statistics. It is appropriate to use the Web to deliver training when required and that is the mechanism used in this project to encourage postgraduate students to develop statistical thinking in their research. Statistical Thinking is taught in terms of the PPDSA cycle and students are encouraged to use other Web resources and books to expand their knowledge of statistical concepts and techniques.","PeriodicalId":306178,"journal":{"name":"Training Researchers in the Use of Statistics IASE Roundtable Conference","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122552828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design of an internet course for training medical researchers in Bayesian statistical methods","authors":"D. Stangl","doi":"10.52041/srap.00204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52041/srap.00204","url":null,"abstract":"Access to statistical information is at an all-time high, and the information age is fuelling this access at an extraordinary pace. This access increases the capacity for medical researchers to use statistics to guide decision making, yet few courses teach methods to do so. Rarely does statistics training include methods for incorporating statistical output into decision making. Mass education and educational reform is needed. Technological advances of the past decade make this goal possible, and allow us to dramatically change how we use, teach, and think about statistics. This paper covers the conceptual development of an Internet continuing-education course designed to teach the basics the Bayesian statistics to medical researchers. Two questions are discussed: Why the Internet, and why the Bayesian paradigm?","PeriodicalId":306178,"journal":{"name":"Training Researchers in the Use of Statistics IASE Roundtable Conference","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128177716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Training regular education and special education teachers in the use of research methodology and statistics","authors":"C. Blumberg","doi":"10.52041/srap.00305","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52041/srap.00305","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this paper is to discuss the needs of primary and secondary level teachers seeking Master's degrees (second degrees) in terms of knowledge and use of research methodology and statistics, with special consideration of the needs of Special Education teachers. In particular, the following topics will be discussed: goals and organisation; descriptive statistics; inferential statistics; specific hypothesis testing procedures; experimental and quasi-experimental designs; survey research and sampling techniques; qualitative data collection techniques; and reliability and validity. The paper ends with a discussion of what special education teachers need to know concerning meta-analysis and single-subject designs and with some miscellaneous comments.","PeriodicalId":306178,"journal":{"name":"Training Researchers in the Use of Statistics IASE Roundtable Conference","volume":"157 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127371407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}