Statistical Engineering: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

DOI10.1080/00031305.2016.1247015MaRDI QIDQ6039601zbMATH OpenWikidataFDO

Authors Roger W. Hoerl, Ronald D. Snee

Publication date 23 May 2023

Published in The American Statistician (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1511.06013

zbMATH Keywords

complex problemsintegrationstatistical educationunstructured problems

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistics (62-XX)

Abstract: Several authors, including the American Statistician (ASA), have noted the challenges facing statisticians when attacking large, complex, unstructured problems, as opposed to well-defined textbook problems. Clearly, the standard paradigm of selecting the one "correct" statistical method for such problems is not sufficient; a new paradigm is needed. Statistical engineering has been proposed as a discipline that can provide a viable paradigm to attack such problems, used in conjunction with sound statistical science. Of course, in order to develop as a true discipline, statistical engineering needs a well-developed theory, not just a formal definition and successful case studies. This article documents and disseminates the current state of the underlying theory of statistical engineering. Our purpose is to provide a vehicle for applied statisticians to further enhance the practice of statistics, and for academics so interested to continue development of the underlying theory of statistical engineering.

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