An appeal to undergraduate wildlife programs: send scientists to learn statistics
January 1, 2002
Undergraduate wildlife students taking introductory statistics too often are poorly prepared and insufficiently motivated to learn statistics. We have also encountered too many wildlife professionals, even with graduate degrees, who exhibit an aversion to thinking statistically, either relying too heavily on statisticians or avoiding statistics altogether. We believe part of the reason for these problems is that wildlife majors are insufficiently grounded in the scientific method and analytical thinking before they take statistics. We suggest that a partial solution is to assure wildlife majors are trained in the scientific method at the very beginning of their academic careers.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2002 |
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Title | An appeal to undergraduate wildlife programs: send scientists to learn statistics |
Authors | W. L. Kendall, W.R. Gould |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Wildlife Society Bulletin |
Index ID | 5223959 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |