Two items I read this week:
John Nelder's paper in The Statistician, Vol 48:2 1999, "From statistics
to statistical science" in which he comments that "almost nobody knows
what statisticians do" and stresses the role of the statistician
in designing experiments and evaluating results.
And a job advert in THES 11 June p42 for the "Director of the Library and
Information Statistics Unit": "The Director leads on developing and
delivering the research agenda, and credibility with the sector is
therefore essential. Interest in and commitment to providing excellent
quantitative data is expected, but a qualification in statistics is not
required."
R. Allan Reese Email: [log in to unmask]
Associate Manager Direct voice: +44 1482 466845
Graduate Research Institute Voice messages: +44 1482 466844
Hull University, Hull HU6 7RX, UK. Fax: +44 1482 466846
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