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Focuses on the evaluation of the University of Chicago Department of Statistics by the American Statistics Association. Changes in the character of statistical science; Comments on the balance, space, atmosphere of the department of statistics; Teaching program of the department.

Focuses on the observations of undergraduate programs for statistics majors in the United States. Academic programs of the Department of Statistics for the years 1967-68; Importance of presenting exciting aspects of probability and statistics; Impact of the core of mathematics on the study of probability and statistics.

Summarizes the report of the Committee of the Section of Training of the American Statistical Association on the teaching of Statistics in business schools in the United States. Description of the work of the committee; Introduction of statistical concepts into the Mathematics course; Response of business students to statistics.