Deborah Nolan|Duncan Temple Lang
Computing in the Statistics Curricula
National Science Foundation|National Science Foundation
nature statistics changing significantly many opportunities broaden discipline impact science policy realize potential curricula educational culture must change opportunities significant change many dimensions focus narrowly computing call computing concepts integrated statistics curricula levels computational literacy programming fundamental statistical practice research mathematics advocate field needs define statistical computing broadly include advancements modern computing beyond traditional numerical algorithms information technologies increasingly important added curriculum ability reason computational resources work large datasets perform computationally intensive tasks present approach teaching topics combination scientific problems modern statistical methods focuses ideas skills statistical inquiry working data outline broad set computational topics might want students encounter offer ideas teach also discuss efforts share pedagogical resources help faculty teach modern material including supplemental materials