This paper is from Session 10G: One hundred years of progress — teaching statistics 1910 to 2010: what have we learned?

which comes under Topic 10: An international perspective on statistics education

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(Monday 12th, 14:00-16:00)

Evolutions and revolutions in government statistics, and what we need to teach and learn

Presenter

• Metka Zaletel (Statistical Office of Slovenia, Slovenia)

Co-author

• Len Cook (Institute of Policy Studies, New Zealand)

Abstract

Over the last two centuries, statistics have increasingly been behind public, community and business activities that shape our lives. The way information is gathered has changed through public attitudes, as well as scientific and technological endeavours. What it is needed for has been shaped by political and social influences. The paper will highlight these changes, and their impact on what we need to learn, and teach, and how we do that. Experiences and developments in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and elsewhere will be drawn on.

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