The purpose of this research is to better understand the role of statistics in teaching and research
by faculty from all disciplines and their perceptions of the statistical preparation of their students.
This study reports the findings of a survey administered to faculty from seven colleges and
universities regarding the use of statistics in teaching and research with undergraduate students.
The introductory statistics course serves as a foundation for statistical methods that students
learn and use in classes within numerous other disciplines. Information was collected from
faculty on how students can be better prepared in the introductory statistics class to use statistics
in other disciplines. Findings from this paper imply that statistics is being widely used in a
variety of disciplines but also suggest that cooperative communication and transitional second
courses in statistics be implemented. This paper also highlights the varied statistical techniques
that faculty members teach in their courses and mentor in student research projects and statistical
experiences.
The CAUSE Research Group is supported in part by a member initiative grant from the American Statistical Association’s Section on Statistics and Data Science Education