As a stats teacher myself I heard that quote for sure. But what was it he said about "bringing science back to its rightful place" or something like that?
Michael Michael Britt [email protected] www.thepsychfiles.com On Jan 20, 2009, at 1:55 PM, Rick Froman wrote: > > I think it is possible that President Obama’s inauguration speech > spoke to everyone. To a statistics teacher such as myself, he gave > me a new signature file quote (see below). It is good to see the new > President giving props to data and statistics. However, the next > line is not such a positive example for my Research Methods > students: “Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of > confidence across our land — a nagging fear that America's decline > is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.” > As a teacher of Research Methods, I have to protest that confidence > is operationalizable and can be measured as well as the economic > indicators listed as subject to data and statistics. That is > probably a small point but it is fun to apply my limited perspective > to such national events. > > Rick > > Dr. Rick Froman, Chair > Division of Humanities and Social Sciences > Professor of Psychology > Box 3055 > John Brown University > 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 > [email protected] > (479)524-7295 > http://tinyurl.com/DrFroman > > "That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. . . . > Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health > care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings > further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our > adversaries and threaten our planet. These are the indicators of > crisis, subject to data and statistics." > > - Barack Obama – Inaugural Address January 20, 2009 > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
