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This paper is from Session 5B: Statistics education and the statistics profession

which comes under Topic 5: Statistics education and the wider society             Full topic list

(Monday 3rd, 10:30-12:30)

Some experiences in training statisticians in official statistical offices

Presenter

• Len Cook (New Zealand)

Abstract

The paper looks at the scale of change statistical offices now experience, and what is expected of their statistical methodologists. The paper discusses the ways in which the preparation by universities needs to supplemented by training on the job, in house education, planned work experience, and how far personal and group experiences contribute. The experiences of the United Kingdom Office for National Statistics, and of Statistics New Zealand are drawn on, with examples from several other countries.