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Statistics Body of Knowledge - our library content below focuses on the topics in this listing.
Nonstatistical Skills That Can Help Statisticians Be More Effective
Mini Paper Appearing in Winter 1997 Newsletter
Organizations are adopting new approaches to management and operations. New skills are needed if statisticians are to take advantage of these opportunities. It is shown how these new skills have much in common with statistical thinking...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 1997-01
- Keywords:Statistical Thinking, Communication, Organizational development, Consulting, PDSA cycle, Flowchart, interrelationship digraph, affinity diagrams
Change and Improvement: Guidelines for Action When the System Resists
1996 Youden Address
This address discusses examples of the systems approach to problem formulation and solution, gives recommended changes that “we the people” can make, and offers some new technical tools...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 1997-01
- Keywords:Systems thinking, Statistical thinking, Organizational development
Statisticians: Where Are We Headed?
Spring 1989 Mini Paper
This paper presents the new roles that statisticians must adopt to stay competitive in a rapidly changing environment...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 1989-03
- Keywords:Organizational development, Statistical thinking, Total quality