But out there in the business field they need to know when to use statistics, when to call a consultant. I hope that my students will know when to call in help, and how to work on a team. Those are very important aspects of business. Her concept of teamwork shows up on the cover of her statistics textbook, which features a photo of an Alaskan Iditarod dog-sled race team. We wanted something that would convey not only teamwork, but preparation and training.
Business is a race.
I'm getting my students ready. Understanding the principles in our textbook will help them face problems they don't even know about yet. A longtime admirer of statistician W. Edward Deming, Thorne believes in quality control in business. The old management method was detecting errors at the end of a production line. Say you were producing a car.