PREP in Statistics The Mathematical Association of America's Professional Enhancement Program (PREP), with joint sponsorship from the American Statistical Association, is offering a course on Regression Analysis: The Heart of Statistical Methodology as part of its program for 2003. Led by Richard Scheaffer of the University of Florida and Jeffrey Witmer of Oberlin College, the course will run from July 23 through 27, 2003 at Oberlin College.
Building on the notion that regression, in its many facets, is probably the most widely used statistical methodology in existence, the workshop will cover the data analytic techniques appropriate to modern use of regression analysis, as well as the inferential procedures most widely used with this methodology. Beginning with establishing principles and concepts through simple linear regression, the course will build to discussions of multiple regression, including models involving categorical response variables. Regression is an appropriate vehicle to enlarge and enhance the world of statistics methodology for those instructors who may want to revitalize their working knowledge of statistics. Regression is also an ideal topic upon which to build a second course in statistics, for those who want to offer more than the traditional introductory course as part of an undergraduate program. The workshop will provide participants with an understanding of regression principles and a working knowledge of regression techniques. Workshop participants will engage in hands-on activities, individual and group, that involve the regression analyses of real data from observational studies and designed experiments. This will lead to their planning lessons on the subject that are to be taught to students at their home college during the coming school year. Follow up on these lessons will be by e-mail and telephone. Projects and lab activities will be mixed into these sessions throughout the week. Standard regression software will be demonstrated, as will some free software that can be downloaded from the web. Many illustrative statistics applets and data sets from various sources on the web will be introduced, including some of those referenced on the ASA�s electronic Journal of Statistics Education. Room and board are provided for all selected participants, but participants must pay a $100 registration fee and fund their own transportation to and from Oberlin. More information on the course can be obtained from http://www.stat.ufl.edu/~scheaffe/MAAPrepWork.html Applications may be made through MAA at http://www.maa.org/prep PREP programs are open to all faculty, independent of whether of not they are members of the MAA or any other professional organization. Please share this information with anyone who may want to spend an exciting week at lovely Oberlin College upgrading their skills on The Heart of Statistical Methodology. . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
