certify {SDaA}

Data from the 1994 Survey of ASA Membership on Certification

Description

Data from the 1994 Survey of ASA Membership on Certification

Usage

certify

Format

Data frame with the following 11 variables:

certify

should the ASA develop some form of certification? factor with levels yes, possibly, noopinion, unlikely and no

approve

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

speccert

Should there be specific certification programs for statistics subdisciplines? factor with levels yes, possibly, noopinion, unlikely and no

wouldyou

If the ASA developed a certification program, would you attempt to become certified? factor with levels yes, possibly, noopinion, unlikely and no

recert

If the ASA offered certification, should recertification be required every several years? factor with levels yes, possibly, noopinion, unlikely and no

subdisc

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)

college

Highest collegiate degree; factor with levels B (BS or BA), M (MS), N (none), P (PhD) and O (other)

employ

Employment status; factor with levels E (employed), I (in school), R (retired), S (self-employed), U (unemployed) and O (other)

workenv

Primary work environment; factor with levels A (academia), G (government), I (industry), O (other)

workact

Primary work activity; factor with levels C (consultant), E (educator), P (practitioner), R (researcher), S (student) and O (other)

yearsmem

For how many years have you been a member of ASA?

Note

The full dataset is on Statlib

References

Lohr (1999). Sampling: Design and Analysis, Duxbury, p. TODO and 439. http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/asacert/certsurvey