On 26 Jun 2003 07:30:17 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Casey) wrote: > I work for a public school system and we are interviewing for a > research director/statistician. The problem is none of us are > statisticians. This is a new position for us. If anyone could > recommend 1 or 2 (or even 3) good interview questions, I would be most > grateful. > > Background info - Students are K-12 and the goal is to close the > achievement gap. All research projects are based around race, > economically disadvantaged, and limited English proficiency.
Is the person expected to design studies? run studies? explicate the findings of research? shepherd teachers who are taking part in the research? lobby for sanity by lobbying against the testing-mania that emanates from Bush's Education Dept.? You want someone who knows a bit of statistics, but that might not be the important ability for a Research Director. For one thing: S/He needs to have formed a certain amount of opinion about the literature in your area, I think - so that s/he will not be bamboozled by excited ideologues, - so that you can judge their compatibility with your opinions. You might want someone who is really, firmly convinced about the importance of strict adherence to study protocols, or one who has experience in overseeing collaborative studies. -- Rich Ulrich, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pitt.edu/~wpilib/index.html "Taxes are the price we pay for civilization." Justice Holmes. . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
