Sunday, December 18, 2011

Interview with Joan Garfield!

The last issue of the Journal of Statistics Education brings an interview by Allan Rossman (California Polytechnic State University) with Joan Garfield.
Joan Garfield

  • How did Joan's love for statistics and education started? 
  • How was her experience when teaching statistics for the first time? 
  • What were the challenges encountered and overcome in creating a graduate program in statistics education? 
  • What is Joan' s advice for helping students to learn how to recognize and implement statistical thinking?

These and many more questions about Joan Garfield's life and career are answered in this interview available at http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v19n3/rossmanint.pdf.