Shengwang Meng, Wei Yuan

【Abstract】

In November 2014, American Statistical Association （ASA） published guidelines for undergraduate programs in statistical science to meet the age of big data. In 2013, a significant change was made for statistical undergraduate programs in China. The current curricula and teaching content of statistical undergraduate programs in China are still in the exploratory stage, so the guidelines published by ASA are valuable for statistical education reform in China. The article summarizes the key points of ASA guidelines, including basic skills and main curricula for statistical majors, and then points out the problems of statistical undergraduate programs in China. At the end of the paper, it proposes some suggestions for improving the statistical undergraduate programs in China.

【Keywords】

statistical education, big data, curriculum, undergraduate program