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Leadership Across the Diversity of Statistics

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Data Science has contributed to renewed emphasis on identity and leadership in the Statistical Sciences. Of critical importance are the nature and diversity of Statistics in all endeavours involving data, variation and uncertainty. Through discussion of leadership across the diversity and people of Statistics, this chapter also emphasises its development.

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    Helen MacGillivray

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MacGillivray, H. (2021). Leadership Across the Diversity of Statistics. In: Golbeck, A.L. (eds) Leadership in Statistics and Data Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60060-0_26

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