ERIC Number: EJ1034687
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 25
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ISSN: EISSN-1069-1898
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Interview with Jessica Utts
Rossman, Allan; Utts, Jessica
Journal of Statistics Education, v22 n2 2014
This article offers a transcript of author Allan Rossman's interview with Jessica Utts, Professor and Chair of Statistics at the University of California-Irvine. Utts is also a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and a recipient of a Founders Award from ASA. Additionally, she has been elected as President of ASA for the year 2016. The interview took place via email on February 13-May 18, 2014. Topics covered during the interview include: Utts' beginnings; teaching tips; her early career at University of California-Davis; her parapsychology research; her later career at University of California-Irvine; her book, "Seeing Through Statistics" (2015); her role as Chair of the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS); and her thoughts on the future of statistics.
Descriptors: Interviews, Statistics, College Faculty, College Mathematics, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Departments, Psychological Studies, Career Development, Bayesian Statistics, Textbook Preparation, Textbooks, Futures (of Society)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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