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as technical audiences. Tose who work with statisticians should feel
free to ask questions if
there is something
they don’t understand, and continue to ask for further clarification until they do understand. It is important that team members understand the logic behind the analysis to ensure that program goals are being fully incorporated.
More information on ethics in statistical practice is available on these websites: American Statistical Association “Ethical Guidelines
for
Statistical Practice,”
http://www.amstat.org/committees/ ethics/
index.html.
International Statistical Institute “Declaration on Pro- fessional Ethics,” professional-ethics.
http://www.isi-web.org/about-isi/
Military Operations Research Society “Code of Ethics,”
http://www.mors.org/about/mors_code_of_ethics.aspx.
In addition, the SM&A Group provides statistics training workshops that are armaments-focused and highly interactive, with the objectives of enhancing the statistics competency within the ARDEC workforce, promoting knowledge sharing, and relating statistical best practices.
For more information on weapon and munitions test planning and data analysis, contact Douglas Ray (SSG Ret.) at 973-724-4347 or
douglas.m.ray.civ@
mail.mil; Torsten Roberts at 973-724- 3085 or
thorsten.j.roberts.civ@
mail.mil; or Chris Gandy at 973-724-8104 or
christopher.j.gandy2.civ@
mail.mil.
SSG DOUGLAS RAY (USA Ret.) is the lead Mathematical Statisti- cian for ARDEC’s Statistical Methods and Analysis Group, part of the Quality Engineering and System Assurance Directorate’s Reliabil- ity Management Branch at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ.. Ray holds a B.S. in applied mathematics from the University of Rhode Island and an M.S. in engineering science with a concentration in industrial statis- tics from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is pursuing an M.S. in applied statistics from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Ray is Level III certified in production, quality, and manufacturing and is a U.S. Army Acquisition Corps (AAC) member.
MR. CHRIS GANDY supports medium-caliber product teams as a statistician at ARDEC. He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Drexel University and an M.S. in mechanical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. He is pursuing an M.S. in applied statistics at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Gandy is Level III certified in systems planning, research, development, and engineering and is an AAC member.
MR. THORSTEN ROBERTS is an American Society for Quality- certified Reliability Engineer in the Quality Engineering and System Assurance Directorate’s Reliability Management Branch at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ. Roberts holds a B.E. in mechanical engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology and an M.S. in systems engineering with a concentration in reliability from the Naval Postgraduate School. He is pursuing an M.S. in applied statistics from the Rochester Insti- tute of Technology. Roberts is Level III certified in production, quality, and manufacturing and is an AAC member.
MARK TWAIN’S ADAGE ABOUT STATISTICS COMES TO MIND:
DAMNED LIES, AND STATISTICS.” STATISTICS AS A DISCIPLINED DECISION-MAKING TOOL SHOULD BE LEVERAGED TO ILLUMINATE A TOPIC, AND IT
IS THE ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROFESSIONAL
116 Army AL&T Magazine January–March 2013 STATISTICIAN TO DO SO.
“THERE ARE THREE KINDS OF LIES: LIES,
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