Data from the 1994 Survey of ASA Membership on Certification
certifyData frame with the following 11 variables:
should the ASA develop some form of certification? factor
with levels yes, possibly, noopinion,
unlikely and no
would you approve of a certification program similar to
that described in the July 1993 issue of Amstat News? factor
with levels yes, possibly, noopinion,
unlikely and no
Should there be specific certification programs for
statistics subdisciplines? factor with levels yes,
possibly, noopinion, unlikely and no
If the ASA developed a certification program, would you
attempt to become certified? factor with levels yes,
possibly, noopinion, unlikely and no
If the ASA offered certification, should recertification
be required every several years? factor with levels yes,
possibly, noopinion, unlikely and no
Major subdiscipline; factor with levels BA (Bayesian),
BE (business and economic), BI (biometrics), BP
(biopharmaceutical), CM (computing), EN (environment),
EP (epidemiology), GV (government), MR (marketing),
PE (physical and engineering), QP (quality and productivity),
SE (statistical education), SG (statistical graphics),
SP (sports), SR (survey research), SS (social statistics),
TH (teaching statistics in health sciences), O (other)
Highest collegiate degree; factor with levels B (BS or BA),
M (MS), N (none), P (PhD) and O (other)
Employment status; factor with levels E (employed),
I (in school), R (retired), S (self-employed),
U (unemployed) and O (other)
Primary work environment; factor with levels A (academia),
G (government), I (industry), O (other)
Primary work activity; factor with levels C (consultant),
E (educator), P (practitioner), R (researcher),
S (student) and O (other)
For how many years have you been a member of ASA?
Lohr (1999). Sampling: Design and Analysis, Duxbury, p. TODO and 439. http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/asacert/certsurvey