Data and context in statistics education: towards an evidence-based society
Convenors
- Irena Ograjenšek (Slovenia)
- Brian Phillips (Australia)
Abstract
This topic emphasizes the main theme of the conference: “Data and context in statistics education: towards an evidence-based society”. With the increasing amount of information now available, this has become crucial in decision-making in all areas of life. In this topic special attention will be given to evidence based decisions in areas including medicine, statistics education research, public policy, business and industry, practice, statistical literacy, the international statistical literacy project and for the use of context by statistical educators.Sessions
| Session | Title | Organizer |
| 1A | Evidence-based medicine | Glenn Jones (Canada) Katrina Sharples (New Zealand) |
| 1B | Evidence-based policy making | Sharleen Forbes (New Zealand) |
| 1C | Evidence-based management | Ron Kenett (Italy) |
| 1D | The researcher/practitioner gap | Gilberte Schuyten (Belgium) |
| 1F | Creating an evidence-based society | Juana Sanchez (United States) |
| 1G | Lies, damn lies, statistics: lessons from past and present for the future | Irena Ograjenšek (Slovenia) |
| 1H | President’s session: challenges and opportunities for statistics education and the IASE | Denise Lievesley (United Kingdom) |