Should the ASA Offer Professional Accreditation for Members?

摘要

Professional accreditation is the primary issue addressed by the Recognition of the Professionalism of Those in Business Practice task force. Formal recognition of statistical practice is now offered by three other statistical societies: the Royal Statistical Society (RSS), Statistical Society of Canada (SSC), and Statistical Society of Australia, Inc. (SSAI). Although there are differences in the structure and complexity of the societies' programs, their accreditation decisions are based on a combination of professional and academic credentials, applicant's body of work and involvement in the profession, and recommendations from experienced statisticians. They all offer two levels of accreditation: a first level for less experienced statisticians and a second level for senior statisticians. The programs can be reviewed by visiting www.amstat.org/related/index.